ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: heard the incident

Marius Hancu — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:44:07 GMT

Or:

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

Marius Hancu — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:41:43 GMT

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.

Mr Wordy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:55:40 GMT

Yes, you can, but I'd tend to replace "incident" with a more specific word, such as "argument", "disturbance", etc., as appropriate.

Vincent Teo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:24:04 GMT

Can I say,

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