The forces applied to the rope moves the motion of the rope and ribbon in the forward and backward direction.
If both equally strong men are pulling the rope in opposite direction then the ribbon remains in the middle but if the leftside man is stronger than rightside man then the ribbon moves to the left side.
So we can conclude that the forces applied to the rope moves the motion of the rope and ribbon in the forward and backward direction.
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