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..comment
: VERB Version 1.1 Copyright (c) 1986 Clarkson Software - WDH
..type
: The Verb Program
This program checks for awkward and wordy verb forms using forms of
the "to be" verb. Where possible streamline your prose by using the simple
past or simple present. Use active verbs in place of forms of "to be."
..allphrase
:.
.would
:You use the helping verb "would." This word is frequently overused. Use
compound verbs sparingly. Try to write using the simple present and simple
past when possible. Replace the "to be" verb with active verbs where possible.
..sent
:.
.Mr. .Mrs. .Ms .I.E. .Dr. .P.O. .A.M. .P.M. .Inc. .Etc. .p.
..calc
.#SENTENCES1 = #COUNT
..word
:.
.Is .Are .Was .Were .Am .Be .Being .Been .I'm .You're .They're .We're .It's .He's .She's 0
:
FORMS OF TO BE
This text uses #COUNT forms of the "to be" verb in
#SENTENCES1 sentences. Some of them are shown below.
Try to use active verbs.
..allphrase
:.
.Is
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.Are
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.Was
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.Were
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.Am
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.Be
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.Being
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.Been
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.I'm
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.You're
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.They're
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.We're
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.It's
:You use a form of "to be." See if you can use a more active verb.
.He's
:You use a form of "to be" as a contraction. See if you can use a more active
verb.
.She's
:You use a form of "to be" as a contraction. See if you can use a more active
verb.
..end