Question

The patient's voice was a little horse, and he complained of sore throat, so the doctor prescribed a throat lozenge.
horse/prescribed/lozenge/so
which word would be correct here? so is wrong,thanks.

Answers

Ms. Sue
Have you looked up these words in a dictionary?

What do you think?
engl1301
i check that already,prescribed should be prescribe
Ms. Sue
No. Prescribed (past tense) is correct.

What definitions did you find for horse and lozenge?
engl1301
a rhombus or diamond shape.lozeng
horse=a frame or structure on which something is mounted or supported, especially a sawhorse.
still confusing
Ms. Sue
The voice was a little frame or structure?

engl1301
so horse
thanks for help
Ms. Sue
In this sense, it's spelled hoarse.

https://www.google.com/#q=hoarse
Ms. Sue
You're welcome.

http://www.google.com/#q=hoarse

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