Are 'incident' and 'act' interchangeable in the sentence? Is 'surrounding' correctly used?
Are 'incident' and 'act' interchangeable in the sentence? Is 'surrounding' correctly used?
Mrs, Miller has told her class not only to be be ready to report any (incident, act) of student bullying to the discipline officer of the school but also to keep in mind the date and hour, the student(s) involved, and the circumstances surrounding the event.
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"act" would work. For me, there is a suspicion that "incident of" is a mistake for "instance of", but for some reason I'm finding it hard to be sure. Probably "instance" would be my choice.
- "act" would work.
- For me, there is a suspicion that "incident of" is a mistake for "instance of", but for some reason I'm finding it hard to be sure.
- Probably "instance" would be my choice.
- "surrounding" is correct.
- "keep in mind" doesn't seem quite right.
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"act" would work. For me, there is a suspicion that "incident of" is a mistake for "instance of", but for some reason I'm finding it hard to be sure. Probably "instance" would be my choice.
"surrounding" is correct.
"keep in mind" doesn't seem quite right. It seems to suggest that the children should make a judgement about those factors, and, say, not report the bullying if they fe
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