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Action Verbs

Action Verbs. Who did what? What happened?. Strong Verbs, Not Weak Ones. Weak Is, have, deal with, make, involve Strong Investigate, search, admire. Normalizations. Avoid verbs ending in Tion Ment Al Ence Ance Ing. Active Voice. The subject performs the action of the verb.

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Action Verbs

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  1. Action Verbs Who did what? What happened?

  2. Strong Verbs, Not Weak Ones • Weak • Is, have, deal with, make, involve • Strong • Investigate, search, admire

  3. Normalizations • Avoid verbs ending in • Tion • Ment • Al • Ence • Ance • Ing

  4. Active Voice • The subject performs the action of the verb. • Active verbs add energy, establish responsibility.

  5. Passive Voice Is Good Sometimes • When the agent is insignificant or understood • The reader expects the passive voice • You want to create cohesion and focus

  6. Concrete, Accurate Nouns • Concrete nouns evoke the senses.

  7. Single Words Instead of Phrases or Pairs • Collateral damage

  8. Editing for Style--Analysis • Context and Content. • What are readers likely to ask? Need to know? • Sentence Structure • Length (Where is sentence core?) • Verbs • Too much passive voice • Words • Ambiguity?

  9. Editing for Style—Evaluation, Review • What are the consequences of your analysis? • Has it shortened or lengthened the document to its best advantage? • Have individual emendations reflected the overall rhetorical goal?

  10. Discriminatory Language • Gender • Race • Age • Religion • Culture • Politics • Sexual orientation • Disability

  11. Nonsexist Style • Generic “he” • Seek advice in Style Manual or context for how to address gender. • Plural? • Reword? • Use one, you, or “he or she”

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