Question

1261 6 I fell on the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me. I fell [[on]] the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me. to Use on the ground when you are thinking about position: 'Someone had dropped one of their gloves on the ground.' 'We sat down on the ground just outside the cage.'When you are thinking about downward movement or (violent) movement from a standing position, use to the ground: 'The parachute failed to open and he plummeted to the ground.' 'The impact knocked him spinning to the ground.' 'They pushed him to the ground and grabbed his wallet.'

Accepted Answer

ground ✗ I fell to the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me. I fell [[to]] the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me. to | on

Idx	1261
Keyword	ground
Sub Entry Number	6
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	I fell on the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me.
Correct Sentence	I fell to the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me.
Cloze Error Sentence	I fell [[on]] the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me.
Cloze Sentence	I fell [[to]] the ground, hoping that nobody had seen me.
Cloze Answer	to
Choices	to \| on
Explanation	Use on the ground when you are thinking about position: 'Someone had dropped one of their gloves on the ground.' 'We sat down on the ground just outside the cage.' When you are thinking about downward movement or (violent) movement from a standing position, use to the ground: 'The parachute failed to open and he plummeted to the ground.' 'The impact knocked him spinning to the ground.' 'They pushed him to the ground and grabbed his wallet.'

Ground I Fell Hoping Thinking Movement Position Dropped