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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

turned around / back

Can I say,

(a) The man turned around / back when he heard someone calling him.

(b) The man turned around / back when he realised John was calling him.

(c) Just as the man went out of the restaurant, he heard someone calling him.
  

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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) The man turned around / back his head when he heard someone calling him.02br
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00(b) The man turned around / back his head when he realised John was calling him. 02br
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00Are they correct? (with "his head"?)0-
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0 No, I think it should be: "...turned his head back"02br
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00 Also I am not sure whether "round" or "around" is the right word. 0-
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0When you say someone turns around, I would picture him turning his whole body around, not just his head. Am I right?0-
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0 Yes. Otherwise you can say "look back". 0-
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