Action Verbs Recommended by MIT Management Skills Administered Analyzed Assigned Chaired Consolidated Contracted Coordinated Delegated Developed Directed Evaluated Executed Organized Oversaw Planned Prioritized Produced Recommended Reorganized Reviewed Scheduled Supervised Communication Skills Addressed Arbitrated Arranged Authored Co-authored Collaborated Corresponded Developed Directed Drafted Enlisted Formulated Influenced Interpreted Lectured Mediated
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LIST OF ACTION VERBS Accelerated Accomplished Accounted for Achieved Acquired Activated Adapted Adjusted Administered Advised Aided Allocated Analyzed Annotated Answered Anticipated Appeared Applied Appointed Appraised Approved Arbitrated Argued Arranged Articulated Assembled Assessed Assigned Assisted Assumed Assured Awarded Balanced Briefed Brought Budgeted Built Calculated Cataloged Caused Chaired Changed Chartered Checked Chose Clarified Classified Cleared Closed Coded Collaborated Collected
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Accelerated Accompanied Accomplished Accumulated Achieved Acquired Acted Adapted Addressed Adjusted Administered Admitted Adopted Advanced Advertised Advised Advocated Aided Allocated Allowed Analyzed Answered Anticipated Applied Appointed Appraised Approved Arbitrated Arranged Assembled Assessed Assigned Assisted Assumed Assured Attained Attended Audited Authored Authorized Awarded Balanced Bargained Billed Bought Briefed Budgeted Built Calculated
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Action verbs to use when writing your C.V. Words that imply communication Advertised Called Circulated Coached Communicated Conferred Corresponded Discussed Displayed Distributed Edited Emphasized Familiarized Informed Instructed Interested Lectured Oriented Presented Promoted Publicized Recommended Redirected Represented Referred Related Showed Translated Transmitted Tutored Wrote Encouraged Enforced Evaluated Executed Governed Hired Led Managed Oversaw Presided Recommended Regulated Required
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pronoun that can introduce a subordinate clause. Examples are, who, whose, whom, which, what, and, that | 12) Indefinite | All, another, anybody. | 13) Subject | Is used in the subject of a sentence and after a linking verb. | 14) Object | Is used after an action verb or a preposition. | 15) Possessive | Is used to show ownership of something. | 16) Antecedent | Is a word to which a pronoun refers. | 17) Subordinate Clause | It serves as an adjective and it modifies a word, or antecedent
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1 Copyright Copyright 2009 - Daily Writing Tips http://www.dailywritingtips.com/ All rights reserved. No part of this ebook may be reproduced, posted or shared in any form, by any means. The content of this ebook was written by Maeve Maddox and Daniel Scocco. 2 Introduction This ebook does not attempt to include every aspect of English grammar found in a traditional school textbook. Its purpose is to present a brief review of grammar terms necessary to an understanding of
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frequent events future actions Progressive Tenses (ongoing,happening right now) Verbs that express general states do not normally take progressive forms Keep Verb Tenses Consistent, However, some sentences with more than one action do The Perfect Tenses: require you If an action began in the past and continues into to switch VERB verb tenses. the present (or its effect TENSE does ), use the Present (Meaning) Perfect tense. If one action in the past precedes another
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PERFECTIVE ASPECT We use the present perfect to show that something has continued up to the present They’ve been married for nearly fifty years. She has lived in Liverpool all her life. … or is important in the present: I’ve lost my keys. I can’t get into the house. Teresa isn’t at home. I think she has gone shopping. We use the present perfect continuous to show that something has been continuing up to the present: It’s been raining for hours. We’ve been waiting here since six o’clock
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out of one compound sentences connected by “and” or a “but.” a.b. Being Concise: Guideline 1: Replace Abstract Nouns with Verbs Concise writing depends more on verbs that it does on nouns. Sentences that contain abstract nouns, specially ones with more than two syllables, can be shortened by focusing on strong verbs instead. By converting abstract nouns to action verbs, you can eliminate wordiness, as the following sentences illustrate : Wordy:” The acquisition of the
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1.Appreciate (verb) - Recognize the full worth - Understand (a situation) fully; grasp the full implications - Rise in value or price Example: I’d appreciate any information you could give me 2.Entrepreneur (noun) - A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit Example: many entrepreneurs see potential in this market 3.Dice (noun/verb) - A small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, ranging from one to six, thrown
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