All grammatical errors Flashcards
Correct the spelling: She reived the medications and increased the dosages.
reviewed
Correct the pluralisation: ‘One of this articles is about Albuterol’.
these
Correct the preposition ‘The patient relied to SABA’
The patient relied ON SABA
Correct the grammar. Keep the tense in the past simple negative. SABA not addressed worsening inflammation.
SABA did not address the worsening inflammation.
Rewrite using a ‘there’ and past tense construction.
Hint: Remove ‘leave in’
‘It leave in risk to further complications’
THERE WAS still a risk OF further complications
Rewrite ‘safety treatment’ with an adjective for ‘safety’
safe treatment
Is this sentence correct:
The goal of the trial was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the proposed treatment.
Yes.. Abstract noun + OF
COrrect: ‘Children who have 4 years’
Children aged 4
Rewrite this into the past simple. ‘The high dose reduces the risk of severe asthma by 25%’
The high dose reduced the risk of severe asthma by 25%’
Cut ‘it was’ and replace with something more natural.
‘It was 3 combinations: high, medium, and low dose.’
There were three doses: high, medium, and low.
If you mean ‘groups that used Albuterol and nothing else’, which is correct?
a. ‘only Albuterol groups’
b. ‘Albuterol-only groups’
b. Albuterol-only groups
If you mean ‘only the groups that use Albuterol’ what should you say?
a. Only the Albuterol groups
b. Albuterol-only groups
Only the Albuterol groups.
Or you can say ‘Only the groups that used Albuterol’…
Why is this sentence hard to follow?
‘Mark Shuts from California provides using combinations high doses of Ibuterol with Budesonide for moderate and severe asthma to give more effective results from risk of severe of asthma than used low doses or maintain treatment with wide range of glucocorticoids .’
a. provides using»_space; shows that using
b. severe of asthma»_space; severe asthma
c. than used»_space; than using
Mark Shuts showed that a combination of a high dose of Albuterol with Budesonide was more effective at reducing the risk of severe asthma than either a low dose of Albuterol or broad spectrum glucocorticoids’
Correct two simple grammatical errors: ‘He recommended to use this combination in single inhaler’.
He recommended using this combination in a single inhaler
When do you capitalize disease names?
When the disease is named after a person, eg. Alzheimer’s Disease, Crohn’s disease
Correct: ‘Mrs Welshman has Alzheimer’s and associated with memory issues’
> associated memory issues
Should you leave a line between paragraphs?
Yes
Correct: ‘Today Mrs Welshman was presented to me with her daughter’
Today, Mrs Welshman presented with her daughter OR Today Mrs Welshman presented accompanied by her daughter.
Correct: She complained of poor memory Mrs Welshman previous four months’
Mrs Welshman complained of poor memory FOR THE PREVIOUS four months.
Correct the spelling: She could name the mont after four attempts.
month
Correct the verb form to be the past simple of show: Her initial testing results shown a decrease in LDLs.
showed
Make this past perfect ‘She has not been taking her medication’
She had not been taking her medication.
Use the passive in the subordinate clause
‘She had not been taking her medication regularly despite she was advised to adhere to Webster pack’.
She had not been taking her medication regularly despite having been advised to adhere to the Webster pack.
Rephrase with ‘She’ or ‘There is’ as the subject ‘Her family history has Alzheimer’s disease’
She has a family history of Alzheimer’s disease
There is a family history of Alzheimer’s disease
Correct the tense to present perfect: ‘This history is giving rise to concerns about her behaviour. ‘
This history has given rise to concerns about her behaviour.
Change the verb: ‘identify her provisional diagnosis’
‘confirm her provisional diagnosis’.
Correct the spelling of ‘quries’
queries
Make a sentence starting with ‘If you have…’ to end a letter
If you have any queries, feel free to contact me.
Should you leave a line after the salutation and the Re: Mr Patient Name, DOB 12/12/1980
Yes, one before and after
Correct the spelling: ‘dizzyness’
dizziness
Correct 1. the spelling and 2. judgemental tone ‘He was feeling unmotivated at exercises’
He was reluctant to exercise/participate in any exercise.
Correct the spelling: lifestill
lifestyle
Add the missing form of the verb ‘to be’:
His blood test results showed high levels of glucose, which could consistent with type 2 diabetes.
His blood test results showed high levels of glucose, which could be consistent with type 2 diabetes.
Note: Don’t say this to an endocrinologist who already knows this. Just stop at ‘glucose’.
True or False?
We use ‘for’ when we are talking about the duration of something.
> You need to fast for six hours.
We use ‘during’ when we are giving extra information (something that we did or happened) within that time period.
> Before the colonoscopy, you’ll be given a sedative. This will make you sleepy during the procedure and you won’t feel any pain.
True
Correct the spelling: recomended
recommended
What verb is the opposite of ‘gain weight’?
lose weight (sounds like ‘shoes’)
Is it correct to say ‘lose his/her weight’?
No, you should say ‘lose weight’ or ‘reduce BMI’.
Which one best describes past ability (simple past) ?
A. The patient could drink a little water.
B. The patient was able to drink a little water
C. The patient has been able to drink a little water
The patient was able to drink a little water.
Which one best describes a possibility or option?
A. The patient could drink a little water.
B. The patient was able to drink a little water
C. The patient has been able to drink a little water
A: The patient could drink a little water.
This sounds like advice from a dietician or similar.
In a consult, what question would be best to take a recent history?
A. Could you drink a little water?
B. Were you able to drink a little water?
C. Have you been able to drink any water?
Probably C
Form the passive construction correctly:
Mrs Potter presented with pain in her knee, which aggravated by walking long distances.
Mrs Potter presented with pain in her knee, which was aggravated by walking long distances.
Correct the spelling error: agravated
aggravated
Correct the preposition error
‘The pain had aggravated for the previous year.’
The pain had aggravated during the previous year.
Usually, which punctuation mark goes before or after ‘however’?
; ,
Correct the spelling error: tendiness
tenderness
Correct the spelling error: immunopresents
immunosupressants
Add in an article: She had limited range of movement
a limited range of movement
Correct the word for time
‘Since 2008, Mrs Potter was diagnosed with arthritis’
In 2008, Mrs Potter was diagnosed with arthritis.
Correct the logical gap:
She has had hypertension for two years, which was well controlled Ramipril.
She has had hypertension for two years, which was well controlled with Ramipril.
or
For the past two years, her hypertension has been managed with Ramipril.
Correct the spelling: grately
greatly
Better to drop ‘greatly’ in this pattern.
‘I would appreciate it if you could give your opinion on the best management of Mrs X’s hypertension.
Correct the style:
‘Naproxen (250 mg bid) was prescribed and arranged a physiotherapy appointment’.
Naproxen (250 mg bid) was prescribed and a physiotherapy appointment was arranged. ‘
Correct the spelling:
eigh
eight
correct the spelling ‘choise’
choice (noun form)
Make a choice
verb: choose / chose / chosen
Verb form of ‘choice’
choose / chose/ chosen
Correct the spelling: dicision
decision
Change ‘which gave opportunity’ to a more natural phrase
‘A transfer chair gave opportunity to move to a more comfortable position’
A transfer chair enabled the patient to move to a more comfortable position.
Correct the spelling: explaned
explained
Make a reported speech from this statement;
Male speaker: ‘I will continue to make these designs’
Reported speech: ‘He said that he xxx continue to make these designs’.
He said he would continue to make these designs
Answer the question in the affirmative and negative
‘Do you have any questions?’
Yes, I do / No I don’t
Which one refers to patients in the plural?
a. the patients’ rooms.
b. the patient’s rooms
a
Correct the redundancy: ‘One of a very important point was to make furniture much easier to clean’.
The writer emphasized the importance of making furniture much easier to clean.
> to emphasise the importance of Verb
Correct the phrasing ‘It is prevent to spread diseases’.
Doing X helps to prevent diseases from spreading.
Washing your hands after going to the toilet helps to prevent diseases from spreading.
Correct by removing ‘same’ and replacing with another word
‘Animal behaviour is
same human behavior .’
Animal behaviour is similar to human behaviour.
Animal behaviour is
like human behavior.
Add a punctuation mark and one article
‘If the local community
organize a medical camp in a certain place monthly with small benefits for children or
their parents it will increase number of cases of immunization.’
‘If the local community
organize a medical camp in a certain place monthly with small benefits for children or
their parents, it will increaseTHE number of cases of immunization.’
Better:
A monthly medical camp that provided benefits to parents increased the rate of immunization.
Add in a form of ‘to be’
The author emphasized that it modern, humane and high-security.
The author emphasized that it should be modern, humane and high-security.
Change the pronoun to one that sounds like ‘cheese’
This characteristics
These characterisitics
Add an article:
Brighter visiting rooms can give more comfortable atmosphere.
Brighter visiting rooms can give a more comfortable atmosphere.
Brighter visiting rooms can provide a more comfortable atmosphere
Change the article
Academic advisers organize a regular lectures for staff and managers
Academic advisers organize regular lectures for staff and managers
Add in a past passive form.
Berwyn is a new prison in UK which built with new principles
Berwyn is a new prison in UK which (was/has been/had been) built with new principles.
Correct the verb agreement (use) and correct the passive and the article.
The new prison language use a common words which
used in usual life.
The new prison language uses common words which are
used in everyday life.
usual life»_space; everyday life
Correct the passive
Telephones and laptops have introduced for prison’s occupants
Telephones and laptops have been introduced for the prison’s occupants
correct the preposition
‘return in normal life’
return to normal life
Also: get back to normal
Simplify this sentence by breaking it into two new ones and start with ‘There is… ‘
In new prison has decreased a
capacity not more than 88 people that increasing results rehabilitation work in this
establishment.
There is a lower maximum number of prisoners. This has enabled more rehabilitation work to be done.
Simplify this sentence by breaking it into two new ones and start with ‘There is… ‘
In new prison has decreased a
capacity not more than 88 people that increasing results rehabilitation work in this
establishment.
There is a lower maximum number of prisoners. This has enabled more rehabilitation work to be done.
Correct ‘this point’ and the comparative
All this point help people to have a more easy adaptation period after a prison
All these points help people to have an easier TRANSITION to normal life after prison.
- change the ‘reported verb decided that shecould’ to would be able to..
Change ‘he’
Mary had survived smallpox and decided that she
could protect her son if she inoculated he.
Mary had survived smallpox and decided that she
would be able to protect her son if she inoculated him.
Correct the preposition
‘Lady Mary was determined to bring this method in England’.
‘Lady Mary was determined to bring this method to England’.
Simplify ‘to prove’
Cut redundant adverbs
In August 1721, an extraordinary experiment was performed successfully at London Newgate
Prison which to prove the immunization actually protected against disease.
In August 1721, an extraordinary experiment was performed (successfully) at London Newgate
Prison which proved that immunization (actually) protected against disease.
This sentence has too many conjunctions. Remove one.
However the inoculation was sometimes fatal but
it saved thousands of lives .
Inoculation was sometimes fatal but
it saved thousands of lives.
Although inoculation was sometimes fatal,
it saved thousands of lives.
simplify: a visiting > to observe
this procedure /
She asked
several medical witnesses for a visiting where was presented this procedure ,
She asked several medical witnesses to observe this procedure (being performed).
Note: The phrase ‘being performed’ is redundant because ‘observe’ collocates with some kind of demonstration.
Change the preposition. Remove a couple of redundant words.
Especially , she paid attention about their method of inoculation against the smallpox.
She paid attention to their method of inoculation against smallpox.
Correct the plural: His crutches is brought by an emergency team.
His crutches are being brought by THE emergency team.
Plural:
His sutures was not removed by a surgeon.
His sutures were not removed by a surgeon.
Make a passive sentence about the future.
X-ray is not being taken now.
The X-ray cannot be taken at this time.
or
The X-ray will be taken tomorrow.
Answer the patient’s question; ‘What is an X-ray for?’
An X-ray will help us to rule out (X condition) or confirm (Y condition)
An X-ray is used to diagnose what’s happening
Add in ‘an’ and ‘operated ON’
80-year -old man will have been operated by the beginning of this week.
An 80-year -old man will have been operated ON by the beginning of this week.
Correct this passive form by adding in ‘b…’ and changing ‘doing’
Bed exercises were not doing daily.
The daily bed exercises were not being done.
This sounds very naughty! What is meant by ‘invited’…? has an appointment?
Mr. Wolter is going to be invited by a nurse.
What is the difference between ‘reviewed or analysed’ and ‘watched?’
With ‘watch’ it is for something that moves. eg, like a play, a football match, a bird.
How are you energy levels?
How are your energy levels?
Correct the spelling of the verb
How much do you drunk in a week?
How much alcohol do you drink in a week?
Add in a verb. Add in a unit of weeks
What’d the most you would drink in week?
What’d be the most you would drink in A week?
Add in one word to form the passive correctly:
The phrase “mind over matter” describes situations where a pain in the body can abolished using our mind.
The phrase “mind over matter” describes situations where a pain in the body can be abolished using our mind.
Add in one word to form the passive correctly:
The phrase “mind over matter” describes situations where a pain in the body can abolished using our mind.
The phrase “mind over matter” describes situations where a pain in the body can be abolished using our mind.
Note: ‘removed’ is a better verb
Simplify: 1. remove the ‘one of the…’ construction 2. use ‘achieve a benefit’ 3. various pain treatments
One of the main point aims at discovering which benefits they can find benefit from kinds of pain treatment.
One aim is discovering which benefits can be achieved from various pain treatments.
Add a gerund to simplify. Hint: finding/clarifying
The next step in this investigation was where is located people intuitively pain as something in the mind or the body.
The next step in this investigation was finding/clarifying where people intuitively feel pain, i.e., in the mind or the body.
Simplify and use plurals correctly
one of most important question is chronic pain
An important question/issue is chronic pain.
Remove one word to simplify
Crucially that these treatments do not work for everyone.
Crucially, these treatments do not work for everyone.
Use a more natural word than ‘alter’
change
Make a conditional 2 sentence:
If x happened, then Y would happen
If the people will belief about pain influence psychologists can work on change their beliefs which allow the patients to achieve maximum results of their treatment.
If patients believed in their ability to control their pain, psychologists would be able to help them to return to full function.
Mrs Atkins was still experiencing with chest pain
Mrs Atkins was still experiencing chest pain
Appear is a transitive verb: She was admitted with chest pain which was appeared for the first time.
She was admitted with chest pain which appeared for the first time.
Cut redundant words.
Use the right tense.
The urgent therapy with nitroglycerin , aspirin, and morphine were prescribed which
decreasing her chest pain.
Nitroglycerin , aspirin, and morphine were prescribed which
decreased her chest pain.
Join these short sentences
Her X-ray , ECG examinations were without abnormalities. The results of
troponin test was negative.
Her X-ray, ECG examinations were without abnormalities and her
troponin test was negative.
Consider ‘normal’ instead of ‘without abnormalities’
Simplify the time: One week later, on… 2. attend somewhere is INTRANSITIVE 3. Simplify ‘complained’ to ‘with
On 21.03.2021, the week after, Mrs Atkins’s condition was worsening and she was attended to
emergency department again , complained of new episodes of chest pain.
One week later, on 21.03.2021, Mrs Atkins’s condition was worsening and she attended the emergency department again, with new episodes of chest pain.
correct ‘her renal function was normal limits’
Her renal function was WITHIN normal limits.
Judgemental langauge. Change ‘She is a X person’ to ‘She reports DOING X’
She is a
heavy smoker and drinker.
She reports smoking X cigarettes a day and consuming Y units of alcohol’.
- Start with ‘Rosemary has a history of … ‘
- Change ‘could’ to a present perfect verb
Her medical anamnesis confirms asthma which could controlled with Albuterol.
Rosemary has a history of asthma which has been controlledwith Albuterol.
Why is this sentence hard to read?
Today , on 08.06.2018 , Miss McQuenn is ready for discharge with following plan which intakes to
cease gluten from her diet with the recommendation to repeat antibody test, calcium level and CBC
in six weeks.
Poor matching of subject and verb.
Subject ‘the following plan’ and verb ‘which intakes’..
Better to make a request.
Today, Rosemary is ready for discharge with the following plan. She should cease all gluten intake and repeat antibody tests, and check calcium levels and CBC in six weeks.
- Correct the verb form in the advice construction
- ‘Latter’ does not collocated with ‘consuming’
She was advised reducing salt and alcohol
consumption as the latter is consuming 30-35 units a week.
She was advised to reduce salt and alcohol intake. She reported consuming 30-35 units a week.
She reported consuming 30-35 units of alcohol a week and was advised to reduce her intake as well as reduce salt.
Correct ‘recently’, ‘show’ and word order
‘you recently blood test show a little low your iron level in your blood test.
Your recent blood test shows your iron levels are a little low.
Make this sound kinder
‘I would like to ask you some question about your diet’
May I ask a few questions about your diet?
Correct: ‘Can you explain me….?’
Can you explain… NEVER SAY EXPLAIN ME
Better ‘TELL ME’
Use the conditional and change the word order
will be better if we can… change a little your diet
‘It would be better if we can change your diet a little’.
Explain the relationship between iron tablets and side effects with ‘cause’ or another verb
‘Iron tablets have reason for side effects’
Iron tablets can cause side effects
Iron tablets can lead to side effects
Use ‘could be’ and ‘the coffee’
‘your low level of iron in your blood test, maybe this… it will be connected with youurcoffee..;
Your low level of iron could be connected with the coffee
Why is this sentence hard to read?
The good news if the levels of this substance are not enough because it depends on the levels of bile acids
produced by the people’s liver and their diets ursodeoxycholate is available to be taken as a drug.
Too complicated.
Sometimes there is insufficient ursodeoxycholate because of low? levels of bile acids or diet.
However, this substance can be taken as a drug.
Simplify and use a preposition ON
He shows the statistics data how many people have other diseases,
He shows statistical data on how many people have other diseases.
Does this sound good?
People with high levels of ursodeoxycholate ( secondary bile acids) will be better protected from COVID.
Yes
what does ‘apparantly’ mean
use for a statement based on first impressions or gossip.Use to indicate doubt.
Note: not suitable for provisional diagnoses when you should say ‘It looks like COVID’ or ‘You might have COVID’
