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Happened vs. occurred?



 
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Happened vs. occurred? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 19:48 pm   Happened vs. occurred?		  
Test No. incompl/elem-27 "Sailing", question 3

Why, what .........?

(a) happened
(b) occurred
(c) arrived
(d) evolved

Test No. incompl/elem-27 "Sailing", answer 3

Why, what happened?

Correct answer: (a) happened

Your answer was: incorrect
Why, what occurred?
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Happened #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 20:00 pm   Happened		  
Occurred is too formal and would only be used with words like situation or incident.

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Happened vs. occurred? #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 04, 2010 14:47 pm   Happened vs. occurred?		  
why the answer is not why, what happened? thank u in advance for your Continuous help
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Happened vs. occurred? #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 04, 2010 18:24 pm   Happened vs. occurred?		  
Hello Addialemcha,

The answer is 'Why, what happened?'
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