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Action Verbs and Transitions
Action Verbs and Transitions
#1
PASSIVE:
-MARY REACHED THE CONCLUSSION THAT TOM
WAS GUILTY
REVISION:
-MARY CONCLUDED THAT TOM WAS GUILTY
#2
STATE OF BEING:
-THE RECORD KEEPER IS STEVE JONES.
REVISION:
-STEVE JONES KEEPS THE RECORDS.
Transitions
•T R A N S I T I O N A L W O R D S A N D P H R A S E S C O N N E C T
SENTENCES AND ESTABLISH THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE SUBJECTS OF THE SENTENCE.
•T R A N S I T I O N S A R E I M P O R T A N T B E C A U S E T H E Y
GUIDE THE READER AND MAKE THE WRITING
COHESIVE.
FOR EXAMPLE:
No Transition:
-The Statute requires that fences exceeding 5 feet in
height must be located no closer than 1- feet from the
property line. Your fence will be 6 feet high; you must
build it at least 10 feet from the property line.