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-He carried the boy up toward one of the roaring fans.

Q 1: In this case, what's the meaning of 'up'?

Q 2: Can I also say 'He carried the boy toward one of the roaring fans'? Why does the author add 'up' here?

He carried the boy up ( ✘ )

Q 3: 'up toward one of the roaring fans' is a single location phrase, with 'up' modifying 'toward one of the roaring fans'. Right?

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-He carried the boy up toward one of the roaring fans.

Q 1: In this case, what's the meaning of 'up'?

Q 2: Can I also say 'He carried the boy toward one of the roaring fans'? Why does the author add 'up' here?

He carried the boy up ( ✘ )

Q 3: 'up toward one of the roaring fans' is a single location phrase, with 'up' modifying 'toward one of the roaring fans'. Right?

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Hi Maggie, looks like you figured it out by yourself. 'Up' is simply adding extra detail to which direction the author means when he says 'carried towards', it is not necessary, it just makes a clearer picture, as we imagine him probably going up the bleachers towards the 'roaring fans'.

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