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Moment Noticed Man Running Talking Direction Walk River

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Type of Sentence
Error Sentence At that moment he noticed a man running to him.
Correct Sentence At that moment he noticed a man running towards him.
Cloze Error Sentence At that moment he noticed a man running [[to]] him.
Cloze Sentence At that moment he noticed a man running [[towards]] him.
Cloze Answer towards
Choices towards | to
Explanation

When you are talking about direction, use towards (NOT to ): 'If you walk along the river bank towards Skipton 'you come to a bridge.' 'Keep going towards Manchester until you see the sign for the airport.'

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