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Strong, Active, Vivid-Verb Paragraphs

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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STONG, ACTIVE, VIVID PARAGRAPHS

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FIRST SENTENCE

CAN BE A TELLING SENTENCE AND MAY CONTAIN A DEAD VERB.
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MIDDLE SENTENCES

Must support the topic.
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MIDDLE SENTENCES

Must only use strong, vivid verbs.
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MIDDLE SENTENCES

No vivid verb should appear more than once in one paragraph.
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LAST SENTENCE

Is a conclusion.
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LAST SENTENCE

Should not repeat the first sentence but can be similar.
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LAST SENTENCE

It may contain a dead verb to wrap things up.
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EXAMPLES OF VIVID VERB PARAGRAPHS

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