You Are Trying to Provide Instruction to a Patient, Alice

You are trying to provide instruction to a patient, Alice, who has recently suffered from a stroke and has difficulty comprehending speech. Which of the following approaches should you take in communicating with Alice?

A) Use words of 3 or more syllables.
B) Proceed from simple concepts to more complex.
C) Restrict sentences to 20 words or less.
D) Use the passive voice and past tense.