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I thought my grammar was one of my strong points; however, I must be wrong. Can anyone offer their opinion on the following sentence.

The soft tissue and bowel lumen (measure, measures) 8 cm in length and (has,have) a 6 cm x 3.5 margin of colostomy deep to the subcutaneous tissue.

which word in the parentheses should I use?

Thanks alot.
Measure and have are my opinions.Am I right? :uhoh21:

It's measure, you have two nouns, if you had one it would be measures. Think it measures or they measure.

Quote from JulielpnMeasure and have are my opinions.Am I right? :uhoh21:

Quote from Ted1I thought my grammar was one of my strong points; however, I must be wrong. Can anyone offer their opinion on the following sentence.The soft tissue and bowel lumen (measure, measures) 8 cm in length and (has,have) a 6 cm x 3.5 margin of colostomy deep to the subcutaneous tissue.which word in the parentheses should I use?Thanks alot.

I think measures and has that sounds better when you read it. Talked it over with my 18 yo daughter who is EXCELLANT at English and that was her take too!!!!

I'll put my 2 cents in for measures/has too. Soft tissue and bowel lumen as one unit is my reasoning. If they aren't one unit, I'd switch it to measure/ have.

Quote from lisamc1I'll put my 2 cents in for measures/has too. Soft tissue and bowel lumen as one unit is my reasoning. If they aren't one unit, I'd switch it to measure/ have.

The soft tissue and bowel lumen

Since you are giving dimensions of one complete unit (the soft tissue with the bowel lumen), I will agree with those who have said that "measures and has" are most appropriate --- "measure" and "have" would be appropriate if speaking about separate, but identical measurements (hope that made sense ).

Hey everyone,I was like an office assistant and I had to try and be a medical transcriptionist and my english was horrible. I am now an official RN. Just got hired in today.Thank you all for your support.Ted

I do believe you are supposed to isolate each subjective noun at the first of the sentence and just forget the "and" word altogether. So..."The soft tissue and bowel lumen MEASURES 8 cm in length and HAS a 6 cm x 3.5 margin of colostomy deep to the subcutaneous tissue."With the words of my high school english teacher echoing in my head this seems correct to me.Shel

I suspect this professional web site is not for asking test questions. This is a test question, and it is unprofessional to ask it. Tests are an assessment of what you know and what you will transcribe on the job, not what your peers and colleagues know.