Nursing Preparation Study Guide

Nursing Preparation Study Guide

and rise

• Raise o The verb rise means to go up, or to ascend. The verb rise can appear in three forms, rose, rise, and risen. The verb should not take an object. § Examples: The bird rose very slowly. -- The trees rise above the house. -- My aunt has risen in her career. o The verb raise means to increase, to lift up. The verb raise can appear in three forms, raised, raise and raised. § Examples: He raised his hand. -- The workers requested a raise. -- Do not raise that subject. • Past tense and past participle o Pay attention to the proper use these verbs: sing, show, ring, awake, fly, flow, begin, hang and sink. Mistakes usually occur when using the past participle and past tense of these verbs as they are often mixed up. o Each of these verbs can appear in three forms: Sing/Sang/Sung, Show/Showed/Shown, Ring/Rang/Rung, Awake/Awoke/Awaken, Fly/Flew/Flown, Begin/Began/Begun, Hang/Hung/Hung, and Sink/Sank/Sunk. § Examples: The stranger rang the doorbell. (simple past tense) -- I have rung the doorbell already. (past participle - an action completed in the past) -- The stone sank in the river. (simple past tense) -- The stone had already sunk. (past participle - an action completed in the past) -- The meeting began at 4:00. -- The meeting has begun. • Shall and will o When speaking informally, the two can be used interchangeably. In formal writing, they must be used correctly. o “Will” is used in the second or third person, while “shall” is used in the first person. Both verbs are used to express a time or even in the future. § Examples: I shall, We shall (First Person), You will (Second Person), or They will (Third Person) o This principle however reverses when the verbs are to be used to express threats, determination, command, willingness, promise or compulsion. In these instances, will is now used in first person and shall in the second and third person. § Examples: I will be there next week, no matter what. • This is a promise, so the first person “I” takes “will.” o You shall ensure that the work is completed. This is a command, so the second person “you” takes “shall.” § Example: I will try to make payments as promised. • This is a promise, so the first person “I” takes “will.” § Example: They shall have arrived by the end of the day. • This is a determination, so the third person “they” takes shall. o Note: The two verbs, shall and will should not occur twice in the same sentence when the same future is being referred to § Example: I shall arrive early if my driver is here on time. • Will should not be used in the first person when questions are being asked § Examples: Shall I go? Shall we go?

©2018

Achieve Test Prep

Page 30

of 173