Tag: medical

Foreigner is a noun and refers to a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance…

To explain ‘why’ someone does something, use a to-infinitive (NOT for): ‘She opened the door to let the cat out.’…

Fool is a countable noun and refers to a person who lacks good judgment; a silly or stupid person: ‘You…

Fire = (1) catch fire: ‘One of the engines had overheated and caught fire.’ ‘If there is a gas leak,…

Few is used with plural countable nouns: ‘very few cars’. Little is used with uncountable nouns: ‘very little traffics’. ‘He…

When someone feels rather ill and their body is hotter than usual, they have a (high) temperature: ‘I feel as…

Be/feel afraid/frightened/scared (NOT feel/have fear): ‘Don’t be afraid. ‘The dog won’t hurt you.’ ‘There’s nothing to be scared of.’ Have…

Far is mainly used in questions and negative sentences: ‘How far is it to the station?’ ‘Oxford isn’t far from London.’ In…