When James wore flip -flops to work one day, the front part of his left flip-flop caught the edge of a curled carpet. His left leg stopped moving, but the rest of his body pitched forward. James experienced a: Slip Trip Fall All of the above

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When James wore flip -flops to work one day, the front part of his left flip-flop caught the edge of a curled carpet. His left leg stopped moving, but the rest of his body pitched forward. James experienced a: Slip Trip Fall All of the above

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In this scenario, James' flip-flop caught on the edge of a curled carpet, halting the movement of his left leg, while the rest of his body continued moving forward, causing imbalance. This indicates James did not slip or fall, rather he stumbled over an object. Therefore, according to the definition given in the example, James experienced a trip because his foot contacted an object in his way, causing him to be thrown off-balance. Hence, the best fitting option for the occurrence describes in the given scenario is a 'trip'.

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When James wore flip -flops to work one day, the front part of his left flip-flop caught the edge of a curled carpet. His left leg stopped moving, but the rest of his body pitched forward. James experienced a: Slip Trip Fall All of the above

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