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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Are 'to' and 'towards' interchangeable in that sentence?

Hi teachers,
Context:
‘No,’ Felix said. He did not like Adam’s questions. He stood up and moved to the door, but Marta now wanted to ask him a question.

Would the following be a suitable question and answer? Are the prepositions, 'to' and 'towards' interchangeable in that sentence even though they have different meaning?
What happened when Felix moved towards the door? Marta wanted to ask him a question.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

To could suggest he has already made it to the door, while toward means he's on his way there. This difference is probably irrelevant, though, so you could get away with using either. However, if you do use toward , you may also want to use it in the context for the sake of consistency.

— RandomGuy

  • To could suggest he has already made it to the door, while toward means he's on his way there.
  • This difference is probably irrelevant, though, so you could get away with using either.
  • However, if you do use toward , you may also want to use it in the context for the sake of consistency.
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To could suggest he has already made it to the door, while toward means he's on his way there. This difference is probably irrelevant, though, so you could get away with using either. However, if you do use toward, you may also want to use it in the context for the sake of consistency.
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Aspara GusHowever, if you do use toward, you may also want to use it in the context for the sake of consistency.
Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you for your reply.
Then, I better change the question, because the context is from a CD.

TS
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