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Correct sentence: The ambulance gives first aid and takes people to the hospital.

Why?

  • "An ambulance" or "The ambulance": Say "An ambulance" when you mean any ambulance. Say "The ambulance" when you mean one specific ambulance you already talked about.
  • "gives" and "takes": These present-tense verbs are correct for things ambulances do.
  • "to the hospital": We usually add "the" before "hospital" to show it's a specific place. (In British English people sometimes say "to hospital," but "to the hospital" is clearer for learners.)

Past tense example: The ambulance gave first aid and took people to the hospital.

Try this: Change the sentence to plural — for example: Ambulances give first aid and take people to hospitals.


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