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Selected by Sarah L. Kaufman, the author of the forthcoming book “Verb Your Enthusiasm: How to Master the Art of the Verb and Transform Your Writing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
After the Democrat won the governor’s post, Verb assumed the role of shepherding the governor’s agenda through the politically divided Legislature.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
"There's no straightforward answer," Sarah Knott, author of "Mother Is A Verb: An Unconventional History," and a professor at Indiana University, tells me over email.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2022
Read more about verb tense consistency in Editing Focus: Verb Tense Consistency.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
But Mrs. Baker—the holiday-hating Mrs. Baker—had us open English for You and Me and start in on a new unit: “Strong Verb Systems.”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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