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05-Jun-2008, 04:08
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Could you please advise me what strong verbs are and how to use them? English is my second language, I was born in The Netherlands. I'm writing my memoir and have been advised to use strong verbs.
Thanks for your help
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05-Jun-2008, 04:18
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Hi - strong verbs are used to emphasize the meaning of the sentence and make the reader visualize what is presented, some examples:
- He looked at the picture. --> he gazed at the picture.
- The pitcher threw the ball a little low. --> The pitcher tossed the ball a little low.
These are similar to synonyms of the word but directly fit into the sentence easily.
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05-Jun-2008, 05:23
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Strong verbs-verbs that form their past tense by merely changing the vowel in the body of the present, without adding and ending.
Ex:write-wrote
fly-flew.
Weak verbs:verbs that form their past tenseby adding-ed,-d or -t.
talk-talked
burn -burnt
sell-sold.
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05-Jun-2008, 07:24
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| | Re: Strong verbs
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Originally Posted by peternmieke  Could you please advise me what strong verbs are and how to use them? English is my second language, I was born in The Netherlands. I'm writing my memoir and have been advised to use strong verbs.
Thanks for your help | Perhaps, you are advised to use strong and effective language. |
11-Jun-2008, 23:01
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Thanks for that, but the advise was clearly to use strong verbs. |
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| | Re: Strong verbs
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Originally Posted by peternmieke Could you please advise me what strong verbs are and how to use them? English is my second language, I was born in The Netherlands. I'm writing my memoir and have been advised to use strong verbs.
Thanks for your help | This may help, Peter [or is it, Petern?]
WEAK VS. STRONG VERBS http://www.uncg.edu/eng/writingcente...WEAK_VERBS.pdf |
12-Jun-2008, 01:04
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Originally Posted by riverkid | Dear riverkid,
Kindly see Strong inflection: Information and Much More from Answers.com
wiki.answers.com/q/what_is_a_strong_verb
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Originally Posted by rj1948 | Hi RJ.
That's very interesting and it obviously has some merit, but in this case, it simply doesn't seem to fit contextually. It seems unlikely that was what Petern's adviser was suggesting. |
12-Jun-2008, 02:57
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Originally Posted by riverkid Hi RJ.
That's very interesting and it obviously has some merit, but in this case, it simply doesn't seem to fit contextually. It seems unlikely that was what Petern's adviser was suggesting. | Yes.I agree with you ,but see #5 of Petern.
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