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Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
head towards or for?
The strangers were heading ___ as serious disaster.
a) for
b) towards
c) along
Ans:- a
Ans:- a
Shouldn't the answer be (b)?
a) for
b) towards
c) along
Ans:- a
Ans:- a
Shouldn't the answer be (b)?
Top answer
Hi Blue Jay, per you reply I searched 'head for' and 'head towards' and found the same meaning. I am not able to distinguish them.
- Hi Blue Jay, per you reply I searched 'head for' and 'head towards' and found the same meaning.
- I am not able to distinguish them.
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Hi Blue Jay,
per you reply
I searched 'head for' and 'head towards' and found the same meaning. I am not able to distinguish them.
per you reply
I searched 'head for' and 'head towards' and found the same meaning. I am not able to distinguish them.
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Nakool, first of all, please tell me you no longer have that book...
Second of all, I think you meant "a", not "as".
Finally, I think (B) would be fine. That's what I'd choose. "To" would also be an option. But I'm not so sure about "for"... I still think there's no problem about "for", though.
Second of all, I think you meant "a", not "as".
Finally, I think (B) would be fine. That's what I'd choose. "To" would also be an option. But I'm not so sure about "for"... I still think there's no problem about "for", though.
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Hi MrGuedes,
Sorry, that was a typo. Yes, I meant "a" not "as".
per http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/head+for and http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/head+toward ,I see the same meaning for 'head for"
Sorry, that was a typo. Yes, I meant "a" not "as".
per http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/head+for and http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/head+toward ,I see the same meaning for 'head for"
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They do have about the same meaning. It's just that heading for disaster is an idiom (or perhaps a cliche) in standard use. If you were talking about going to a place you could use either, although heading for Chicago suggests that Chicago is your intended destination; while heading towards Chicago leaves open the possibility that your final destination is somewhere else, perhaps you
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