Modifying Another Word

• not: These are some of the ethical issues that an ethics committee / forum may consider in this case Sarah is not infertile.

• relatively: It can also be grown in relatively infertile land.

• now: In Russia, for example, the high abortion rate has been blamed for the fact that one in five couples are now infertile.

• completely: Indeed, male infertility is surprisingly common - it is estimated that 7.5 per cent of men have reduced fertility or are completely infertile.

• all: But he had six sons, who were all infertile.

• also: The newborn pups were 25 % smaller than normal animals, and were also infertile.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• render: The otters were either killed directly through a build up of the toxins in their body or it rendered the females infertile.

Modifies a noun

• couple: For too long the chance for infertile couples to have children has been governed by their postcode, or by their income.

• soil: It is pointless for a man to sow seeds on infertile soil.

• mouse: The transgenic stem cells were transplanted into infertile male mice that have no differentiating cells in their testes.

• egg: A pair seen overhead subsequently reared two young using the same nest which also contained two infertile eggs.

• woman: Faced with long waiting lists at home, infertile British women are booking IVF holidays in the sun.

• patient: A recent study found that at least one in 20 infertile patients considers suicide.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Even more serious, a significant number of women became infertile.

• leave: Many women also find sex has become painful because of damage done during delivery, and some are left infertile.

• render: Land through which water from prawn farms was flushed is rendered infertile.

• remain: Males are also much more abundant and active which helps ensure that no female remains infertile.

• make: We are pleased that we now have that evidence giving hope to those women who could otherwise have been made infertile.