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Day 120: Use active verbs to reduce verb phrases.
A verb phrase is a string of words that describe a single action. Concise writing is usually better than wordy writing, so whenever possible, we try to replace verb phrases with single verbs. Consider this sentence.
“The new fuel will have an effect on engine efficiency.”The verb phrase here is “will have an effect on.” This describes a single action and can be replaced with the active verb affect. This gives us the following revision.
“The new fuel will affect engine efficiency.”Here is a slightly more artistic example:
“John proceeded in an unfocused and inconsistent manner to write his paper.”This can be revised as,
“John muddled through his paper.”Now we have one active verb that accurately and concisely describes what John did.
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