Understanding and Using Active Verbs, Answer key to Understanding and Using Active Verbs

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Answer key to Understanding and Using Active Verbs

1) administer b	a) put
2) preserve m	b) give (first aid, etc.)
3) assess n	c) go with
4) arrange o	d) recognize differences
5) ensure p	e) find out the facts about something
6) maintain q	f) reduce (make less)
7) control r	g) keep something from happening
8) apply s	h) regain health after illness
9) establish t	i) conclude; decide
10) accompany c	j) suppose; believe
11) assume j	k) ask for someone's opinion or advice
12) consult k	l) believe something is true because of good evidence
13) determine e	m) save something from damage, loss or destruction
14) distinguish d	n) consider all the facts of a situation or problem, decide what the position is and what is likely to happen
15) induce i	o) make plans and preparations
16) minimize f	p) make certain
17) place a	q) support
18) prevent g	r) prevent something from becoming worse
19) recover h	s) put something on a surface or rub it into
20) suspect l	t) discover facts that show that something (e.g. cause of death) is true

Adapted from the Occupational Terminology Workshop for Foreign-trained Health Care Professionals. The STIC Project, 1998.