Injuries · Health
sprain your ankle
injure a joint
To sprain your ankle means to damage the tissues around it by twisting it.
This vs that
I sprained my ankle.
I pulled a muscle.
Hear it in real life
Why are you limping?
I sprained my ankle on the stairs this morning.
I sprained my ankle playing football, so I'm wearing a support for a few days.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally name this common injury with the short verb phrase.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I twisted my ankle and I sprained it yesterday.
Say: I twisted my ankle and sprained it yesterday.
Do not repeat the subject before the second coordinated verb.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
sprain your ankle; sprain an ankle
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about injuries.
need stitches
I think this cut needs stitches.
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My leg was badly bruised after the fall.
Injuries words
Health · Injuries: the words around “sprain your ankle”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I sprained my ankle.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sprain your ankle
injure a joint
“I sprained my ankle playing football, so I'm wearing a support for a few days.”
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