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Which sentence uses incur correctly?
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Lavon had to incur with his coach in order to make it to his sister's dance recital on time.
Lavon was certain that he would incur his little sister's wrath if he missed her dance recital.
Lavon called a flower shop to incur that his little sister would receive a bouquet after her dance recital.
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Lavon could incur that his little sister wanted him at her dance recital, even though she didn't ask.
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Answer 1

The second sentence uses incur correctly:

- "Lavon was certain that he would incur his little sister's wrath if he missed her dance recital."

Why: "incur" means to bring something (usually unpleasant) upon oneself — e.g., incur debt, incur wrath, incur expenses.

Why the others are wrong (with fixes):
- "Lavon had to incur with his coach…" — incorrect; use "consult with" or "coordinate with" instead.
- "Lavon called a flower shop to incur that his little sister would receive…" — incorrect; use "ensure that" or "make sure that" instead.
- "Lavon could incur that his little sister wanted him…" — incorrect; use "infer that" or "assume that" instead.