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the patient's symptom were fever, dizziness, and his head hurt. what is the wrong in this sentence?
Jun 22, 2010 6:23 PM
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"The patient's symptoms were fever, dizziness, and head pain." You could also say "headache" instead of "head pain."
June 22, 2010
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The sentence isn't parallel... To make it parallel, it would be, "The patient's symptoms were dizziness, headache, and a fever." Or, "The patient's symptoms were that his head hurt, he had a fever, and he was dizzy"... But, that's just too long and complicated to *work* conversationally... It sounds awkward and clumsy... So, the first sentence is better... ^-^ Please feel free to send me a message if you have any more questions. ^-^ ~Megumi
June 22, 2010
I'm sorry...I meant Megumi, not Megume. I'm sorry for the typo.
June 22, 2010
I agree with Megume, but one could also substitute the word "included" for "were" to have the sentence sound better.
June 22, 2010
hehehe cool sentence. nothing wrong
June 22, 2010
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