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Natural? Hello dear native speakers Does this sentence flow well? He was taken to hospital during rush hour as a serious case of blood cancer with irregular heartbeat. Thanks

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Correction: He was taken to the hospital during rush hour for a serious case of blood cancer with an irregular heartbeat.
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You cannot say 'as' a serious case of Cancer you have to say with a serious case of cancer. Heartbeat is a noun so it needs a definite article plus you need an and ei. and with an irregular heartbeat.
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Peter/Brittany - it's up to you of course, but you might want to put your comments in as 'answers' (rather than as 'comments') - that way the OP can select an answer they think is best - which means you receive some form of points acknowledgement from italki (which helps with things like teacher ratings) - and also the question gets moved to the resolved questions part of the site
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Hello! The sentence is okay, but it would sound more natural if you said: He was taken to the hospital during rush hour WITH a serious case of blood cancer AND an irregular heartbeat. or: He was taken to the hospital during rush hour. He HAD a serious case of blood cancer with AN irregular heartbeat. or: He was taken to the hospital during rush hour BECAUSE he had a serious case of blood cancer with AN irregular heartbeat. But a native speaker would probably say: "He was taken to the hospital during rush hour because of his irregular heartbeat. He has blood cancer, so it's very serious." He probably goes to the hospital a lot for cancer treatment. THIS visit is because of his irregular heartbeat, but it's very serious because he also has cancer.
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He was taken to hospital during rush hour 'due to' a serious case of blood cancer 'and an' irregular heartbeat. This flows better! I hope that helps

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