Towel keeps germs away.

Meaning: Using a towel to dry the body after bathing or swimming helps to remove germs and keep them from spreading.

Choice of Words: Towel: a piece of cloth used for drying something; keeps: to prevent something from happening; germs: tiny living things that can cause illness; away: at a distance.

Alternative Expressions

The towel stops germs from coming near.

Meaning: This means that the towel helps to protect you from getting sick by keeping germs away from you.

Choice of Words: The towel is a specific towel that is being referred to. Stops means to prevent something from happening or continuing. Germs are tiny living things that can cause illness. From coming near means to prevent something from getting close to something else. When you put them together, "The towel stops germs from coming near" means that the towel prevents germs from getting close to you or something else.

The towel keeps you safe from germs.

Meaning: This means that the towel helps to protect you from getting sick by keeping germs away from you.

Choice of Words: The towel is a specific towel that is being referred to. Keeps means to hold or have something in a particular place or condition. You refers to the person who is reading or listening to the sentence. Safe means to protect someone or something from harm or danger. Germs are tiny living things that can cause illness. When you put them together, "The towel keeps you safe from germs" means that the towel helps to protect you from getting sick by keeping germs away from you.

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