Hey there, friends! I've been working on editing up a few short stories, and was wondering if any of you might share your favorite Action Verbs....
I read that there is a difference between “lazy” and “active” verbs. So, what are those words? Ok. Lazy words are those words, which doesn’t show...
Don't laugh, it's been 30 years since I sat in an English classroom and I honestly don't remember the proper terms for what I want to ask. Yeah,...
I stumbled upon a question on from a review that made my head make a 180. The direction I was given was to only find auxiliary verbs/helping verbs...
I am learning how 'To do'" verbs work in a sentence. I also understand they emphasize what main verbs are doing in a sentence. - I stumbled on...
Joe Bunting in Let’s Write a Short Story advises rooting out weak verbs such as: is, am, were, was, being, are, get, and got; and weak words such...
I'm reading a grammar book and can't distinguish between these two examples. "has precious metals investors speculating" <--Labeled a present...
I have the sentence: "...these are just some of the threatening headlines we are facing on a weekly basis..." But I know it sounds a lot better...
What is passive voice? why is it bad?
I'm looking for a verb to describe a noise that people make when they are dissappointed. It is made by pulling the tongue away from the back of...
For those of you who know NaNoWriMo, this is basically "dares". Interesting writing projects are works in which you take care to incorporate or...
Been a while since I posted a question on here. I just realized something: Suppose I were writing from the perspective of a blind person (let's...
I am wondering when you edit your work, how do you remove and and to be verbs from your writing? Some examples are: His mother skipped in from...
Separate names with a comma.
