Comments on: #Watch: Using Strong Verbs

By: Hassan Alamir

Hassan Alamir — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 17:19:21 +0000

I think strong verb hooks the reader attention and makes the writing tighter where weak verbs lead to have longer writing. I will definitely do this for this assignment.

By: Tom Conroy

Tom Conroy — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 03:05:38 +0000

I am certainly guilty of having too many words between the subject and the main verb in sentences. Although the example in the video was still difficult to fully comprehend after reading it once, I can see how moving the main verb closer to the beginning of a sentence can have a positive impact on my writing. This was a useful post to me. I will watch out for strong verbs hiding as nouns in my writing.

By: Paul Stiles

Paul Stiles — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:52:49 +0000

Strong verbs force clarity into your writing. I struggle using strong verbs because I model my writing off of how I speak. This usually makes my writing a little witty, but my precision and clarity of the subject is lost.

By: Gabriel Irigaray

Gabriel Irigaray — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:44:25 +0000

This video made me realize that I am one of the people who turns verbs into nouns. I can see how this makes it confusing for the reader and I will do my best to try and be cognizant of these problems in the next assignment.

By: KC Cowan

KC Cowan — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:23:05 +0000

I tend to spend a lot of my time during revision identifying and altering my passive verbs. I dislike using “has” unless I’m talking about someone possessing something, because I feel that it really weakens the point I am trying to make.

By: Tracy Duong

Tracy Duong — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:16:00 +0000

Using strong verbs, will help keep the writing of the project more concise and easier to read for the audience. I’m excited to practice this tip when I start my assignment!