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