"Corriamo verso il cortile."

[hkysonjr]

Either "toward" or "towards" should be permitted in t he translation of this sentence.

[leonardicus]

Agreed.

[ChristelDK]

I wrote "We run towards the courtyard" and it was accepted, as it should be :-)

[amanda185]

Why is "Let's run towards the courtyard" wrong? Corriamo could also be imperative.

[MABBY]

towards isn't used used "properly" in english grammar, 80% of the time. The words toward and towards are generally accepted as being equal, but gramatically they aren't. Same with backward and backwards.
You walk toward someone; a building is located towards the edge of town.

[amanda185]

Ok thanks for the clarification. I was pointing out that "Corriamo" is also imperative (as in "Let's run"), not just indicative ("We run")...

[ruth-mac]

I think the imperative would have an ! at the end.

[nspul]

why does verso = to all of a sudden. i thought that "a" was to...how do we know when to use one or the other?

[Yuujen]

Verso is more akin to toward