A Medical Vehicle Ambulance B Medical Equipment Syringe
(A) Medical Vehicle Ambulance
(B) Medical Equipment Syringe
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Thermometer
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Walker
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Crutches
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Bandage
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Plaster
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Stretcher
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Wheelchair
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Stethoscope
(B) Medical Equipment (Cont’d) Blood Pressure Monitor
(C) Types of Illnesses Headache
(C) Types of Illnesses (Cont’d) Fever
(C) Types of Illnesses (Cont’d) Measles / Spots
(D) Types of Injury Bruise
(E) Professionals Nurse
(E) Professionals (Cont’d) Doctor
(E) Professionals (Cont’d) Psychiatrist
(E) Professionals (Cont’d) Radiologist
(E) Professionals (Cont’d) Surgeon
(F) Organs in the Body
All these words are known as ‘nouns’.
By reading a sentences, I can tell if something… a) is taking place now (present). b) has already taken place (past). c) will take place (future). Let’s learn more about PRESENT TENSE today!
The Present Tense is used for… a) repeated actions or habits. (E. g. A nurse takes the temperature of her patients every morning. ) b) facts or truths. (E. g. Doctors look after the sick. )
The Present Tense is used for… (cont’d) c) an immediate event which begins and ends at the moment of speech (at that very moment). (E. g. The operation is over! It is successful!)
Present Tense is used for… (cont’d) d) the action of current states which may or may not change in the future. (E. g. The surgeon lives in Singapore. He enjoys meeting his patients. )
In an English sentence, the verb form changes to agree with the subject. Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). If a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular. If a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.
In the present tense, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways: Nouns ADD an ‘s’ to the singular form. Verbs REMOVE the ‘s’ from the singular form. Singular: The radiologist takes the x-ray. Plural: The radiologists take the x-ray.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Singular Subject Plural Subject I am a nurse. I take my patient’s pulse. We are nurses. We take our patient’s pulse. You are a nurse. You take the patient’s pulse. You are nurses. ( referring to more than 1 nurse) You take your patient's pulse. He/She works as a radiologist. He/She sits in a wheelchair. The dog (It) is not allowed in the hospital. They work as radiologists. They sit in wheelchairs. The dogs (They) are not allowed in the hospital.
Let’s practise! He _____ a doctor. They _____ nurses. My father _____ a radiologist. Mrs Lee _____ a surgeon. The girls _____ studying to become psychiatrists. My brother _____ a nurse. My brothers and I _____ doctors.
Subject-verb agreement rules apply to all personal pronouns except I and you, which, although singular, require PLURAL forms of verbs. Singular Subject I have a headache. You have a headache. He has a headache. She has a headache. It (The dog) has a headache. Plural Subject You have headaches. (referring to more than 1 person) We have headaches. They have headaches.
The following pronouns can be grouped into two tables to help you remember. Subject I You We They He She It Verb Object have measles. has
Let’s practise! She _____ a bruise. He _____ a sprained ankle. They _____ casts on their legs. I _____ a rash. We _____ chicken pox. The girls _____ bruises. The boys _____ sprained fingers. You _____ a stomachache.
Your turn to create a table with the following words. I / They / The pharmacists / dispenses / medicine / You / We Subject Verb Object
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