This handout is available for download in PDF format. Active verbs are important components of any academic writing! Just as in other forms of writing, they work as engines, driving the action of your ...

Verbs can be used to describe an action ... You can write them out in a list. Imagine something you are going to do in the future. It could be going to see a friend, going on a bike ride or ...

So, let's spruce up your resume with a few action verbs and phrases that will catch the recruiters eye. When you created or wrote something... Acted, Adapted, Combined, Composed, Conceptualized, ...

The best way to learn which of these verbs take ‘that’, infinitives, gerunds, or both, is to notice them when you read, or to use grammar references. Here is a list of some of the most common ...