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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College
Additional Information about Verbs

Writing On- and Offline





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Activity 1: Analyzing Verb Use in Context

Directions: This activity will help familiarize you with professional writers' use of verbs. Visit any or all of the following sites and locate an essay that interests you.

The New York Times Magazine

The Atlantic Monthly

Feed Magazine

Salon Magazine

New Scientist

The Smithsonian

Study your essay giving special attention to verb choice, tense, helping verbs, and verbals. How does the writer you've chosen employ verbs? What work do they do? Do this use of verbs have anything to do with your interest in the piece?


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Activity 2: Additional Help with Verb Tenses

Directions: For additional help with verb tenses, visit The Purdue University Writing Lab and take notes while you're there.










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