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WORD CHOICE
A USING STRONG VERBS
STRONG VERBS add actions and details to your sentences! Weak verbs
don’t say much. Replace the weak verbs with stronger ones.
I went to the bus stop. ➔ I dashed to the bus stop.
(=run very quickly)
EXAMPLE Replace weak verbs with STRONG VERBS. Each verb is more
vivid and exciting than the one before!
I took the test.
I finished the test.
I passed the test.
I aced the test.
YOUR
TURN Look at the first two verbs. The second is STRONGER than the
first. Can you find a STRONGER VERB for the blank?
We went to the park.
We walked to the park.
We to the park.
20 ✷ Part I
A USING STRONG VERBS
STRONG VERBS add actions and details to your sentences! Weak verbs
don’t say much. Replace the weak verbs with stronger ones.
I went to the bus stop. ➔ I dashed to the bus stop.
(=run very quickly)
EXAMPLE Replace weak verbs with STRONG VERBS. Each verb is more
vivid and exciting than the one before!
I took the test.
I finished the test.
I passed the test.
I aced the test.
YOUR
TURN Look at the first two verbs. The second is STRONGER than the
first. Can you find a STRONGER VERB for the blank?
We went to the park.
We walked to the park.
We to the park.
20 ✷ Part I
