Grammar fix
serious injury
bad injury
An injury that is severe and can have a big effect on your health or daily life.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
He was taken to hospital with a serious injury after the car accident.
If someone suffers a serious injury at work, it can affect their ability to earn money and support their family.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He made a serious injury to his knee.
Say: He suffered a serious injury to his knee.
You suffer/sustain/get an injury — you don't 'make' it.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
Natives 'get/pick up a serious injury'; 'sustained physical trauma' is medical/report language.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
suffer a serious injury
- suffer
- sustain
- avoid
- head