Active (Specific)
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Active (General)
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Passive
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Sitting
Found
Listening
Felt
Snapped
Tweeted
Tracked
Allege
Speaking
Looked
Launched
Caught
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Left
Ensued
Happened
Call
Returned
Posting
Issued
Working
Described
Affect
Remains
Issued
Taking
Gave
Completed
Hit
Increases
Have
Persists
Discourages
Going
Incorporate
Combat
Pushing
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“Found herself distracted by”
“Looked upon lightly by”
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1. Looking at the breakdown of your verb choices here, what do you notice about your current draft? Are the actions in your piece mostly general, vague or non-specific? Are the actions mostly vivid and specific? Are there instances of passive voice? Summarize what you learned by analyzing your verb usage in this way.
The actions are mostly general. There is one instance of passive voice that are easily fixable. However, I think the instance in which I use “found herself distracted by” works well in the piece. This has helped me see the importance of using colorful, specific verbs. Everything is more interesting if you can form a picture of it in your mind.
I was also unaware of my use of passive voice so now I will be able to change it.
2. Based on this analysis, how could your use of verbs be improved overall in the project? Be specific and precise in explaining this.
I need to use more colorful verbs. I don’t think the general verbs are quite boring but they could be more intentional and effective. Using the tone set by the specific verbs, I can find more verbs that match that creation of imagery.
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