Grammar for Health and Medicine

Simple: S + V + O

Subject	Verb	Object	when, where, how, etc.
Yukari	gets	a runny nose	every winter.
She	can't swallow	pills	without water.
Second-hand smoke	damages	everyone's lungs.
My uncle	only had	3 more months	to live.
Toshiki	got	20 stitches	in his arm.
My family	has	a long history of high blood pressure,	so, ...
... my sister and I	will probably have to take	medicine	for it when we get older.
Some medicines	only relieve	the symptoms.

Reduced: S + V

Subject	Verb	when, where, how, etc.
Shots in the soles of the feet	hurt	a lot.
My nose	runs	when I have a cold.
My mother	fainted	from anemia.
She	hopes to live	to the age of 90.
She	gargles	with salt water.
My father	had to stay	in the hospital for a month.

Simple: S + V + C

Subject	Verb	Complement	plus alpha
My teacher, Mr. Blair,	was	very scared of shots	when he was a child.
My brother Yuichi	was often	absent	from school.
Vegetable fat	is	healthier	than animal fat.
Modern diets	are	too high in protein and calories.
Cigarette smoke	smells	bad.

Elaborated: S + V + O + O

Subject	Verb	Object	Object	when, where, how, etc.
People	tell	me	that I have a perfect bite.
The doctor	told	Uncle Dan	the results of his exam.	yestterday morning.

Elaborated: S + V + O + C

Subject	Verb	Object	Complement	when, where, how, etc.
Subject	Verb	Object	Complement	when, where, how, etc.