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AdditModRes - Thesis Verbs To Avoid
AdditModRes - Thesis Verbs To Avoid
AdditModRes - Thesis Verbs To Avoid
In order to make our writing stronger, it is important that we avoid passive verbs and choose active onesverbs that illustrate action. In a thesis statement especially, we must use active verbs after the specific topic. Remember: Specific Topic + Active Verb + Point you are Proving = Strong Thesis Statement
So why shouldnt we use passive verbs, or verbs of being? Action verbs add to the color and passion of nearly any type of writing. For some unknown reason, new writers almost [involuntarily] tend toward verbs of being. These verbs are inert and slow down description. For example:
Johnny is in bed. That tells the reader the basics of Johnny's situation, but Johnny is essentially static. Instead, how about: Johnny collapses into the bed. Isn't the second sentence much more compelling?