“Many older adults said they feel positively about their lives,” the New York Times reported recently. That sentence probably sounds as acceptable to you as it did to the Times editors. But what if ...

A verb is a word used to describe an action. That’s doing something. Or, a verb can be used to describe a state. That’s feeling something. Or, a verb can be used to describe an occurrence. That’s ...

Speaker 1: We use the rules of grammar all the time to help us be clear when we write or speak. Verbs are one of the most important parts of grammar. They are words that describe a physical action, ...

"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...

January 26, 2022 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you’re in the job market (or you might be soon) it’s worth taking a fine-tooth comb to the verb choices on ...

This article is reposted from the old WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. The blog is on holiday until the start of October, when I’ll return with fresh material. For decades, ...