"To be" verbs (is, as, are, am, was, were, been, being) indicate a state of existence and result in lifeless prose. Use stronger, descriptive verbs. Prepositional phrases are often overused, causing ...

Some strong verbs take the same endings as weak verbs, but the spelling and the vowel sound change in the du and er/sie/es forms. The rest of the verb does not change at all. These changes are ...

So, let's spruce up your resume with a few action verbs and phrases that will catch the recruiters eye. When you created or wrote something... Acted, Adapted, Combined, Composed, Conceptualized, ...

This handout is available for download in PDF format. Active verbs are important components of any academic writing! Just as in other forms of writing, they work as engines, driving the action of your ...