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Verbs
Nouns
Avoid
Wimpy Verbs such as Is Are Go Has Have Had
The book contains fascinating bad guys. The book crawls with interesting villains.
vs. inhale, ingest, gulp Drink vs. guzzle, sip, swig Run vs. jog, race, sprint Say vs. announce, whisper, declare Give vs. bequeath, dispense, bestow Has vs. owns, cherishes, preserves
Passive
The car was struck by the train.
Active
The train struck the car.
Passive
The cash was stolen by Bill.
Active
Bill stole the cash.
Make sure to use a precise word instead of an abstract word loaded with adjectives and (adverbs)
Abstract
A really big member of the armed forces.
Precise
A mammoth Marine.
Aspect Type Kind Situation Thing Stuff Occasion Circumstance Feeling Etc.
Deadwood There were, in many instances, acts of aggression that took place on the battlefield. Precise and Concrete Language At Little Bighorn the first cavalry experienced the heartbreak of aggression on the battlefield.
In the last analysis After all is said and done At the crack of dawn Bored to tears/death A crying shame Beat around the bush
The powers that be In this day and age As luck would have it Bite the bullet Game-plan Iconic
Combine the following sentences into a single sentence in at least three different (and correct) ways. Dont worry too much about changing or eliminating words. This is more about messing with syntax (word order) possibilities to examine the emotional impact of different options.
Paris at Sundown
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
The sun sank down. It sank over the River Seine. A girl sat at the sidewalk caf. The girl was American. The girl finished her coffee. She finished idly. The girl watched the passersby. She watched eagerly.
The sun sank down over the River Seine and the sidewalk caf where an American girl eagerly watched the passersby and idly finished her coffee.
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