SAMPLE Nursing Entrance Exam Prep

‭●‬ ‭Would‬ ‭and‬ ‭should‬ ‭o‬ ‭The‬ ‭two‬ ‭verbs‬ ‭‘would‬ ‭and‬ ‭should’‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭correctly‬ ‭used‬ ‭interchangeably‬ ‭to‬ ‭signify‬ ‭obligation.‬ ‭The‬ ‭two‬ ‭verbs‬ ‭also‬ ‭have‬ ‭some‬ ‭unique‬ ‭uses‬ ‭too.‬ ‭Should‬ ‭is‬ ‭used in three persons to signify obligation.‬ ‭o‬ ‭The‬ ‭past‬ ‭tense‬ ‭of‬ ‭will‬ ‭is‬ ‭“would,”‬ ‭and‬ ‭so‬ ‭“would”‬ ‭generally‬ ‭follows‬ ‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭principles as “will.”‬ ‭o‬ ‭“Would”‬ ‭is‬ ‭specially‬ ‭used‬ ‭in‬ ‭any‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭three‬ ‭persons‬ ‭to‬ ‭signify‬ ‭willingness,‬ ‭determination, and habitual action.‬ ‭ ▪ ‬ ‭Examples: They would go for a test run every Saturday. -- They would not‬ ‭ignore their duties. --She would try to be punctual.‬ ‭o‬ ‭The‬ ‭past‬ ‭tense‬ ‭of‬ ‭shall‬ ‭is‬ ‭‘should’,‬ ‭and‬ ‭so‬ ‭“should”‬ ‭generally‬ ‭follows‬ ‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭principles as “shall.”‬ ‭ ▪ ‬ ‭Examples: I should go after work. -- People should exercise every day. --‬ ‭You should be generous.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Principal and auxiliary verbs‬ ‭o‬ ‭Two‬ ‭principal‬ ‭verbs‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭used‬ ‭along‬ ‭with‬ ‭one‬ ‭auxiliary‬ ‭verb‬ ‭as‬ ‭long‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭auxiliary verb form suits the two principal verbs.‬ ‭ ▪ ‬ ‭Examples: Several people have been employed and some promoted. -- A‬ ‭new tree has been planted, and the old has been cut down.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Again, note the difference in the verb form.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Can‬ ‭and‬ ‭could‬ ‭o‬ ‭Can is used to express capacity or ability.‬ ‭ ▪ ‬ ‭Examples: I can complete the assignment today. -- He can meet up with‬ ‭his target‬ ‭o‬ ‭Can is also used to express permission.‬ ‭ ▪ ‬ ‭Examples: Yes, you can begin.‬ ‭o‬ ‭In‬ ‭the‬ ‭sentence‬ ‭below,‬ ‭“can”‬ ‭was‬ ‭used‬ ‭to‬ ‭mean‬ ‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭thing‬ ‭as‬ ‭“may.”‬ ‭However,‬ ‭the‬ ‭difference‬ ‭is‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭word‬ ‭“can”‬ ‭is‬ ‭used‬ ‭for‬ ‭negative‬ ‭or‬ ‭interrogative‬‭sentences,‬‭while‬‭“may”‬‭is‬‭used‬‭in‬‭affirmative‬‭sentences‬‭to‬‭express‬ ‭possibility.‬ ‭ ▪ ‬ ‭Examples: They may be correct.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Positive sentence - use may. Can this statement be correct? A‬ ‭question using “can.” It cannot be correct. Negative sentence using‬ ‭“can.”‬ ‭o‬ ‭The past tense of “can” is “could”. It can serve as a principal verb when it is used‬ ‭to express its own meaning.‬ ‭ ▪ ‬ ‭Examples: In spite of the difficulty of the test, he could still perform well.‬ ‭●‬ ‭“Could” here is used to express ability.‬

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