I saw a free runner. That person came running towards a wall put his hands on the

[tufguy]

I saw a free runner. That person came running towards a wall put his hands on the wall throwing himself in the air. He flipped for a few times in the air and landed on his feet on the ground.

Please check my sentences.

 

[emsr2d2]

I saw a free runner. [STRIKE]That person[/STRIKE] He came running towards a wall and put his hands on [STRIKE]the wall[/STRIKE] ​it, throwing himself into the air. He flipped [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] ("somersaulted" is better) a few times in the air and landed on his feet. [STRIKE]on the ground.[/STRIKE]

Please check my sentences.

See above.

 

[teechar]

Was the runner a male or a female?

 

[bubbha]

I'm guessing he's a male, because of the words "...put his hands..." and "He flipped a few times...". Hence there's no reason to use "that person", when "he" would suffice.

 

[teechar]

I was trying to elicit a response from tufguy. :-?

 

[tufguy]

I was trying to elicit a response from tufguy. :-?

Yes, a male.

 

[teechar]

Then why did you use "the person" instead of "he" at the start of the second sentence?

 

[tufguy]

Then why did you use "the person" instead of "he" at the start of the second sentence?

Okay, sorry.

 

[teechar]

There's no need to apologise, tufguy!
I thought it might have been because you initially couldn't tell the runner's gender from a distance. Even in such cases, you can get around that problem. For example,
I saw a free runner sprinting towards ... etc.
Or
I saw a free runner in town the other day. The runner came ... etc.