Learn · Sentences Visiting a Doctor

The doctor advised me to stop smoking.

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Sentence

Narrator

The doctor advised me to stop smoking.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You should stop smoking for your health.

Describing Habits

I used to smoke, but I quit following my doctor's advice.

Asking About Others

Has your doctor advised you to quit smoking?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I hadn't stopped smoking, my health would be much worse.

Rephrased versions

Formal

My physician recommended that I cease smoking.

Casual

The doctor told me to kick the habit.

Simpler English

The doctor said I should stop smoking.

Phrases to learn

advised me to

Recommended or suggested a course of action.

stop smoking

To cease the habit of smoking.