StrongVerbsExercise(1)

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Team Exercise: Strong Verbs Ineffective sentences often have weak verbs or unnecessary passive-voice verbs. Comment on the use of effective verbs in the following sentences. Note which sentences have strong or weak verbs. Then improve the weak verb sentences by substituting a strong verb. 1. This proposal is about how the company should locate the waste treatment facility near Warehouse #11. 2. The warehouse had the appearance of having been vandalized. 3. The advertising campaign was under the management of David Ploughright. 4. Our CEO, Sylvia Hightower, approved the proposal last week. 5. The architectural designs were reviewed by upper management before they were sent down to the engineering staff.

6. A forklift was driven into the warehouse column by an operator. 7. This report describes three alternative systems and presents their relative advantages and disadvantages. 8. The team presented all of the findings in less than ten minutes. 9. This procedure is a protection against chemical spills. 10. At the end of the street, three old brick buildings cluster tightly together. 11. As requested by your team, this letter report presents the results of the Jupiter Excursion study.

12. This memo is about a new procedure for cleaning XYZ experimental equipment. ___________________________________________________________

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