Which do you like better?
1. The turtle eventually gets back up and continues in the direction in which it is headed.
2. The turtle eventually gets back up and heads back in the direction in which it origianlly came from. @Mathematics

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Which do you like better?
1. The turtle eventually gets back up and continues in the direction in which it is headed.
2. The turtle eventually gets back up and heads back in the direction in which it origianlly came from.   @Mathematics

mathhelp346 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Well, did the turtle continue on, or did he turn around?  The two sentences mean two different things, but they are both correct sentences.

anonymous · Answer

2, as #1 is clumsy usage, and confuses past and present tense