ESL - Mock Demo Flashcards
My friend have dementia.
Friend - singular noun, we need a singular verb
change HAVE to HAS
Correct sentence:
My friend has dementia.
My friend has a dementia.
We can remove the indefinite article “a” since this is only used for general nouns.
Correct sentence:
My friend has dementia.
The staff have specialist training for dementia care.
Staff - is a collective noun, which means it’s a singular subject.
Singular subject = singular verb
change HAVE to HAS
Correct sentence:
The staff has specialist training for dementia care.
She is spending years suffering from dementia.
Match the tense of the sentence to Present Perfect Continuous.
action happened in the past, but is still happening in the present.
change IS to HAS BEEN
Correct sentence:
She has been spending years suffering from dementia.
Olderly people suffers dementia.
Olderly does not exist in the English vocabulary
Change Olderly to ELDERLY
people = plural subject, we need a plural verb
change SUFFERS to SUFFER
add the preposition FROM
Correct sentence:
Elderly people suffer from dementia.
Dementia and stroke has been always a serious problem of old people.
Dementia and stroke = plural subjects, we need a plural verb
change HAS to HAVE
interchange the places of been and always
- because always is a adverb of frequency and it needs to be beside the verb, which here is HAVE
we can remove the article “a” since dementia and stroke are not general nouns
we change PROBLEM to PROBLEMS to match the plural form
change OLD to OLDER - more respectful
Correct sentence:
Dementia and stroke have always been serious problems of old people.
Dementia and stroke has been serious problem among of old people.
Dementia and stroke = plural subjects, we need a plural verb
change HAS to HAVE
interchange the places of been and always
- because always is a adverb of frequency and it needs to be beside the verb, which here is HAVE
we can remove the article “a” since dementia and stroke are not general nouns
we change PROBLEM to PROBLEMS to match the plural form
change OLD to OLDER - more respectful
remove OF
Correct sentence:
Dementia and stroke have always been serious problems among old people.
They suffers from dementia.
They = plural noun, we need a plural verb
change SUFFERS to SUFFER
Correct sentence:
They suffer from dementia.
She was diagnosed of dementia.`
Change the preposition word OF to WITH
- to indicate the specific disease
Correct sentence:
She was diagnosed with dementia.
Dementia mostly effect older adults.
The word effect here was used as a noun form, we need the verb form.
change EFFECT to AFFECT
then we add -S to match the Present Tense
Correct sentence:
Dementia mostly affects older adults.
His dementia become a topic on the local newspaper.
We need to match the tense to Past tense
change BECOME to BECAME
change the preposition ON to IN to indicate that the topic was discussed WITHIN the contents of the newspaper
Correct sentence:
His dementia became a topic in the local newspaper.
Dementia follow from brain damage.
We just need to paraphrase the sentence to make it grammatically correct
Correct sentence:
Dementia is a result of brain damage.
Memory lose is a symptoms of dementia.
change LOSE, a verb, to LOSS, a noun
memory loss = singular subject
change SYMPTOM TO SYMPTOMS
Correct sentence:
Memory loss is a symptom of dementia.
My father have diagnosed from dementia.
father = singular noun, we need a singular verb
HAVE to HAS
match the tense to Present Perfect Continuous
change HAS to HAS BEEN
change FROM to WITH, to indicate the specific disease
Correct sentence:
My father has been diagnosed with dementia.
My illness has been cure.
change the word CURE to its past participle form, which is CURED
Correct sentence:
My illness has been cured.
There are currently no cure.
cure = singular subject, we need a singular verb
change ARE to IS
Correct sentence:
There is currently no cure.
The only cure will rest.
add the linking verb BE to make it grammatically correct
Correct sentence:
The only cure will be rest.
They doesn’t have a cure.
- We use DOESN’T if the subject is HE, SHE, IT
- We use DON’T if the subject is I, YOU, WE OR THEY
change DOESN’T to DON’T
Correct sentence:
They don’t have a cure.
The doctors cured his illness.
Correct sentence.
Cure = used as a verb
I need it as a noun.
Give another sentence.
Measles have no cure.
Measles is a single disease.
Singular subject = singular verb
change HAVE to HAS
Correct sentence:
Measles has no cure.
My sister-in-law is cured from COVID-19 infections way back two years ago.
match the Past tense
change IS to WAS
we are pertaining to a singular infection
change INFECTIONS to INFECTION
remove WAY BACK to make it a clearer time period
Correct sentence:
My sister-in-law was cured from COVID19 infection two years ago.
She had a cure response to the doctor’s prescribed medication.
change the word CURE to CURATIVE
cure is a noun, but we need an adjective in the sentence to pertain to a reaction to the doctor’s medication
Correct sentence:
She had a curative response to the doctor’s prescribed medication.
She go to a clinic to make his disease cure.
match present tense
change GO to GOES
match pronoun referring to SHE
change HIS to HER
then we paraphrase the sentence to make it grammatically correct
Correct sentence:
She goes to a clinic to cure her disease.
Stroke and Dementia is a common illness of old people.
Stroke and dementia = plural subjects, so we need a plural verb
change IS to ARE
remove the article “a”
change ILLNESS to ILLNESSES
change OLD to OLDER = more respectful
change OF to AMONG = to indicate that the illnesses affect the older people
Correct sentence:
Stroke and dementia are common illnesses among older people.
My brother and I exchange gifts during the Christmas.
match the Past tense
transform EXCHANGE to it past tense form EXCHANGED
remove the article “the” since Christmas is a specific holiday
Correct sentence:
My brother and I exchanged gifts during Christmas.
We exchanged address and gift cards.
change to plural forms
change to ADDRESS to ADDRESSES
Correct sentence:
We exchanged addresses to gift cards.
We exchanged my toys to a candies.
WE = plural pronoun, we need to match MY
change MY to OUR
change TO to FOR - to indicate the purpose of the exchange
remove the article “a”
Correct sentence:
We exchanged our toys for candies.
He was exchange his gift for two candy.
let’s make this into a Simple Past Tense.
remove WAS
change EXCHANGE to EXCHANGED
two = plural
change CANDY to CANDIES
Correct sentence:
He exchanged his gift for two candies.
My father want to exchange his new watch to a new phone.
father = singular subject, we need a singular verb
change WANT to WANTS
change TO to FOR = to indicate the purpose of the exchange
Correct sentence:
My father wants to exchange his new watch for a new phone.
He exchange his gift for two pack of candy.
Past tense
change EXHANGE to EXCHANGED
two = plural
change PACK to PACKS
Correct sentence:
He exchanged his gift for two packs of candy.
His skill make him ideally suitable for the job.
let’s match the plural form
change SKILL to SKILLS
Correct sentence:
His skills make him ideally suitable for the job.
Ideally, I like to be work at home.
We can remove the linking word BE because it’s unnecessary in the sentence
Correct sentence:
Ideally, I like to work at home.
Ideally, they will be staying on the cabin.
change the preposition ON to IN to indicate that they are INSIDE the cabin
Correct sentence:
Ideally, they will be staying in the cabin.
Ideally, we are staying at the cabin.
change the preposition AT to IN, to indicate that they are staying INSIDE the cabin instead of around the cabin
Correct sentence:
Ideally, we are staying in the cabin.
What is stroke?
A stroke happens when there’s a problem with the brain’s blood flow, causing someone to have difficulty moving or talking.
What is dementia?
Dementia is a disease caused by damage to the brain, and people with this disease struggle to remember things and think clearly.
What is a neurologist?
A neurologist is a special doctor who diagnoses and treats people who have problems with the brain and the nervous system.
Give a sentence using the word OF
Give a sentence using the word AMONG
Give a sentence using the word FURTHERMORE
Give a sentence using the word REDUCE
Give a sentence using the word GRATITUDE
Give a sentence using the word CONFECTIONERY
Give a sentence using the word CURE
Give a sentence using the word RECIPROCATE
