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Tag: verbs

Make verbs work harder to strengthen your writing

March 5, 2022 cheryl 2 Comments

How can we make verbs work harder for us? Writers are often told: ‘get rid of was’, and ‘ban -ing…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: active voice, adverbs, passive voice, past tense, verbs, words ending in -ly

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