SPOT THE ERROR: In the following sentence some segments of the sentence are underlined. Your task is to identify that underlined segment of the sentence, which contains the mistake that needs to be corrected.He glances back at the door, then turns his attention once more towards the paper and begins going through it casually. No error
Correct answer: C. Towards the paper
- A. He glances
- B. At the door
- C. Towards the paper
- D. Through it casually
- E. No error
Explanation
Text from (Book # III, Play # 1, Theme Lines). There should be 'to the paper ' instead of 'towards the paper ' because 'to' is used for focus, for attention, for destination but 'towards' is used only for direction.
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