Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Verb tense
The entirety of the patient's left foot, ankle, and calf (was, were) prepped and draped for surgery.
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' is the grammatical concord. However, notional and proximal concord call for 'were'. I suggest that you re-cast the sentence.
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'Entirety...was.' is the grammatical concord. However, notional and proximal concord call for 'were'. I suggest that you re-cast the sentence. Why do you need 'entirety'?
The patient's left foot, ankle and calf were prepped and draped for surgery.
The patient's left foot, ankle and calf were prepped and draped for surgery.
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