1. grammar presentation

1. Grammar

2. Nouns
Nouns refer to a person, place or thing as well as ideas or thoughts.
ultrasonographer
doctor
hospital
agenda
chart
patient

3. Adjectives
Adjectives modify (describe) nouns.
Adjectives are descriptive words, which are used make a sentence more detailed. They give more information to
make a sentence more interesting. Adjectives are used to tell which kind, which one, how much, or how many.
Adjectives usually are identified by asking what:
The patient is lethargic.
What is the patient? lethargic.
WHICH KIND? large gauze, tall man, new patient
WHICH ONE? this room, that hospital, these orders, those charts
HOW MUCH? little support, much help, plentiful supply
HOW MANY? two patients, three hours, most students, several hours

4. Verbs
Verbs are action words. Verbs (action and linking) tell you what the subject of the sentence is doing.
Action verbs (verbs doing something): work, write, exercise, dream
Linking verbs (verbs that link the subject to a noun or adjective): be, been, being, am, are, is, was, and were. Others include: stay, remain, feel
The patient is a 41-year-old white male.
The verb “is” tells us how old the patient is: he is a 41-year-old male.
Verbs do not have to be just one word; they can have up to four parts:
The patient is coughing.
When the patient was on vacation, he became ill.
The parts of the verb can also be separated by other words (usually adverbs):
He has always been a problematic patient.
Verbs can also be contracted, either with a noun or an adverb:
Where’s the patient’s family?

5. Adverbs
Adverbs modify verbs, another adverb, or adjectives. Adverbs frequently end in -ly.
Adverbs are descriptive words, which add detail to a sentence. Adverbs can be identified by how, when or where:
The child vomited profusely.
How did the child vomit? Profusely.
HOW: She drove too fast.
WHEN: The patient arrived late for his appointment.
WHERE: Leave your possessions at home.

6. Pronouns
Pronouns are words replacing a noun: I, she, he, we, me, ours, his, her, that, who, etc.
Pronouns are used if the name of a person, place, or thing has been mentioned previously in the paragraph.

7. Conjunctions/Articles/Prepositions
Conjunctions are words like and, or, and but. They are used to connect clauses, parts of sentences, or concepts.
He was going to watch the video, but he decided to read the pamphlet.
The patient is undecided if he wants surgery or an injection.
Articles (a, an, the) define a noun.
After the long weekend, the foot massage felt great.
By using “the,” we are creating a sentence showing one specific weekend was long, and one specific massage felt great.
After a long weekend, a foot massage feels great.
By using “a,” a general statement is made, saying that any foot massage feels great after a long weekend.
Prepositions (on, at, in) are used to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.

8. Vowels/Consonants/Syllables
Vowels/Consonants
Vowels: A, E, I, O, U (sometimes Y)
Consonants: Not a vowel
Syllables
One syllable words: Run, in, cup, pen.
Two syllables words: Pa-per, tab-let, co-mments, pi-cture.
Three syllables words: For-tun-ate, ab-so-lute, par-a-graph.
More than three syllables words: Cat-e-gor-y, irr-it-a-ble.