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On using verbs appropriately in academic English writing

Journal: Studia Humanitatis (Vol.2016, No. 4)

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Page : 20-20

Keywords : academic English writing; action verbs; stative verbs; taxonomy; high-frequency verbs;

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Abstract

The article is concerned with English action verbs as key elements of academic English writing. Due to cognitive and semantic characteristics, verbs in the predicate function, by contrast with deverbative suffixal nouns and adjectives as parts of nominal predicates, convey the meaning of written message more concisely. The article is provided with verb classifications aimed at systematizing the information about verbs and developing a conscious approach to choosing verbs in the writing process. Syntactic transformation, limitation of passive voice forms, substitution of action verbs for stative verbs, adjectives and nouns entail perfecting the second language student writing skills.

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