1. A nurse is writing a report on a patient who has been diagnosed with

pneumonia. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) The patient has a fever, cough, and difficulty breathing.

b) The patient have a fever, cough, and difficulty breathing.

c) The patient has fever, cough, and difficulty to breathe.

d) The patient have fever, cough, and difficulty to breathe.

*Answer: a) The patient has a fever, cough, and difficulty breathing.*

Rationale: The subject (the patient) is singular, so the verb (has) must

agree in number. The nouns (fever, cough, and difficulty) are countable,

so they need an article (a) before them. The preposition (to) is used to

indicate the purpose or goal of an action, not the result or state.

2. A nurse is explaining the procedure of a blood test to a patient. Which

of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) You will feel a small pinch when I insert the needle in your arm.

b) You will feel a small pinch when I will insert the needle in your arm.

c) You would feel a small pinch when I insert the needle in your arm.

d) You would feel a small pinch when I will insert the needle in your arm.

*Answer: a) You will feel a small pinch when I insert the needle in your

arm.*

Rationale: The main clause (you will feel a small pinch) uses the future

tense (will) to indicate what will happen. The subordinate clause (when I

insert the needle in your arm) uses the present tense (insert) to indicate

what happens at the same time as the main clause.

3. A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a patient who has diabetes.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) The patient was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago and has been

taking insulin ever since.

b) The patient is diagnosed with diabetes five years ago and has been

taking insulin ever since.

c) The patient was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago and is taking

insulin ever since.

d) The patient is diagnosed with diabetes five years ago and is taking

insulin ever since.

*Answer: a) The patient was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago and

has been taking insulin ever since.*