Lets start with the nouns. Sometimes this requires changing the word order in a sentence.

Stem Changing Verbs

They dont give any meaning but they are used to describe a subject.

Changing to be verbs. They are verbs of being. The active voice is more direct concise and engaging. The verb To be is said to be the most protean of the English language constantly changing form sometimes without much of a discernible pattern.

The be verbs are followed by a noun or an adjective or an adverb. Other times you can take a noun and use it in its verb form. For example The flight wascancelled by the airlineis in the passive voice while The airline cancelledthe flightis in the active voice.

Instruct students to copy strategies for eliminating to be verbs along with a list of be verbs. I changed the ending of the word to the ending verb form ify to create the show me verb beautify Say We need some practice converting nouns and adjectives to show me verbs. Reducing Be Verbs in Writing Blinn College Bryan Writing Center Fall 2018 Tips to help change the sentence from passive voice to active voice when the sentence contains be.

For example instead of That was still the best choice substitute the to be verb was with the linking verb remained as in That remained the best choice ConvertStudents can start the sentence differently to see if. The restaurant serves excellent food. What is the point of all this.

Ask who or what performs the action in the past participle verb. To be verbs zap your sentences of detail and liveliness and unfortunately writers often over-rely on these verbs. Use the list of irregular past tense and past participle verbs A Writers Reference pp.

Actually it should would could be much easier simpler than having to. Imho The verb to be is the glue that holds English together. And often you can change passive to active voice.

Print and pass out the Change Nouns into _ify Verbs Worksheet to. Native speakers conjugate on-the-fly automatically if they were exposed to proper English as a child but are probably ignorant of the gramatical details and descriptions. The verb to be as an auxiliary verb helping verb Auxiliary verbs are verbs that are used together with the main verb of the sentence to express the action or state.

Weak Wordy Strong Specific Jennifer Lawrence is. Show students that writing that relies on be verbs is weak writing. In this exercise you will practice changing verbs from the passive voice to the active voice by turning the subject of a passive verb into the direct object of an active verb.

Am is are was were be being been. Discuss or review elements of strong writing. Change one or more of the nouns in the sentence into a verb.

Weak Wordy Strong Specific The restaurants food is excellent. Main verb auxiliary verb complete idea The verb to be can be used as an auxiliary verb to express ongoing continuing actions. English learners have the challenge of learning this unique verb.

Considering that we use it so often it is really too bad that the verb To be has to be the most irregular slippery verb in the language. When we put a bunch of dull verbs. Anna is eating a sandwich.

To be verbs such as is was and were are indicators of the passive voice. Instructions Revise each of the following sentences by changing the verb from the passive voice to the active voice. They tell us about a state of being or existence.

Finally strong linking verbs can replace to be verbs. Perfect Form past participle I have been etc. Verbs like am is are was were do not show action.