Verbs

Used skillfully, verbs can be the heartbeat of prose, moving it along, enlivening it, carrying its action: As the little girl skipped in, she bounced a red rubber ball and smiled from ear to ear.

Chapter contents:

Quick Help: Editing for -ed or -d endings

Quick Help: Editing for -s and -es endings

Quick Help: Editing verb tenses

Using appropriate verb forms

Forming verb phrases

Understanding regular and irregular verbs

Using lay and lie, sit and set, raise and rise

Indicating verb tenses

Sequencing verb tenses

Using active and passive voice

Using mood and forming conditional sentences