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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

heard the incident

Can I say,

When Ali and John heard the incident, Lili took them to help the lady.
  

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, as appropriate.

  • , as appropriate.
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3 Answers
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Yes, you can, but I'd tend to replace "incident" with a more specific word, such as "argument", "disturbance", etc., as appropriate.
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One does not hear an incident, but:

When Ali and John heard the noise generated by the incident, Lili took them to help the lady.
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Or:

When Ali and John heard about the incident, Lili took them to help the lady.

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