The doctor gave the patient some medicine.

Meaning: This means the doctor gave the patient some substance to help them get better.

Choice of Words: Doctor is a person who treats people who are sick or injured. Patient is a person who is being treated by a doctor. Medicine is a substance used to treat illness or injury.

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The doctor prescribed medicine for the patient.

Meaning: This sentence means that the doctor told the patient to take some medicine to help them get better.

Choice of Words: **Prescribed** means that the doctor told the patient to take a certain medicine. **For** means that the medicine is intended for the patient.

The patient took the medicine that the doctor prescribed.

Meaning: This sentence means that the patient swallowed or otherwise ingested the medicine that the doctor told them to take.

Choice of Words: **Took** means that the patient swallowed or otherwise ingested the medicine. **That** refers to the medicine that the doctor prescribed.

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