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Writing with Strong Verbs

Writing with Strong Verbs. Glassie/English 7. Dead Verbs. Is Am Are Was Were Be Being Been Have Had Has. Bury verbs ending in -ING. Verbs ending in –ing are passive verbs. We want our writing to be active!. Compare the difference. Nancy threw the ball to John.

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Writing with Strong Verbs

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  1. Writing with Strong Verbs Glassie/English 7

  2. Dead Verbs Is Am Are Was Were Be Being Been Have Had Has

  3. Bury verbs ending in -ING Verbs ending in –ing are passive verbs. We want our writing to be active!

  4. Compare the difference • Nancy threw the ball to John. • Nancy hurled the ball to John. • Nancy tossed the ball to John. • Nancy pitched the ball to John. • Martha skipped into the classroom. • Martha entered into the classroom. • Martha stepped into the classroom. • Martha walked into the classroom. How does changing the one verb alter the sentence meaning?

  5. Paint a Picture with words • Write one sentence describing Persephone in the meadow before taken by Hades. • Could an artist create a detailed picture from your sentence? • Did you use strong verbs?

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