Grammar fix
seriously ill
very sick
Extremely unwell, often with a serious medical condition that may require urgent care or hospital treatment.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After the accident, he was seriously ill and had to stay in the hospital for weeks.
If a close family member became seriously ill, I would do everything I could to support them.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: She is serious ill in hospital.
Say: She is seriously ill in hospital.
Adverb 'seriously' before the adjective 'ill'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
Natural; 'afflicted with a grave medical condition' is clinical.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
seriously ill
- become
- critically
- fall seriously ill
- patient