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.
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?
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?
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
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
thanks for help
Ms. Sue
In this sense, it's spelled hoarse.
https://www.google.com/#q=hoarse
https://www.google.com/#q=hoarse
Ms. Sue
You're welcome.
http://www.google.com/#q=hoarse
http://www.google.com/#q=hoarse