Present participle
I am doing a drug history and need to document the following two ideas for the pharmacist to check:
The patient stopped Natalizumab 3 months ago. the patient thinks or believes not effective.
Can I use the reduced relative clause?
The patient stopped Natalizumab 3 months ago believing/thinking not effective.
I know it does not sound right but want to use present participle for my knowledge
Top answer
Jigneshbharati The patient stopped Natalizumab 3 months ago believing/thinking not effective. This is not grammatically complete. It is possible that it might be used in abbreviated English, say in notes.
- Jigneshbharati The patient stopped Natalizumab 3 months ago believing/thinking not effective.
- This is not grammatically complete.
- It is possible that it might be used in abbreviated English, say in notes.
- In full English: The patient stopped taking Natalizumab 3 months ago, believing/thinking (that) it was not effective.
- It is not a relative clause though.
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JigneshbharatiThe patient stopped Natalizumab 3 months ago believing/thinking not effective.
This is not grammatically complete. It is possible that it might be used in abbreviated English, say in notes. In full English:
The patient stopped taking Natalizumab 3 months ago, believing/thinking (that) it was not effective.
It is not a
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