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If something 'lacks' structure, you can 'devise', 'create' or 'impose' one. These verbs are commonly used with the noun 'structure'. Learn common collocations with 'structure' with Phil in this video.

A role is the behaviour of a person in a specific situation. There are some words that we often use together. These are ...

So, let's spruce up your resume with a few action verbs and phrases that will catch the recruiters eye. When you created or wrote something... Acted, Adapted, Combined, Composed, Conceptualized, ...

Movies are a popular form of entertainment. But it seems the amount of violence shown in these movies has really shifted over the years. A new study led by Ohio State University suggests that the ...

This handout is available for download in PDF format. Active verbs are important components of any academic writing! Just as in other forms of writing, they work as engines, driving the action of your ...

Different verbs take different types of complements and assign them to various positions. Two that we will consider here are ergative and unaccusative verbs. The basic one each assign a single ...

Express one idea per sentence. Use your current topic — that is, what you are writing about — as the grammatical subject of your sentence (see Verbs: Choosing between active and passive voice).

Rocket sidearms made a splash when they arrived in Destiny 2, and now guardians can welcome the Lotus-Eater in their arsenals ...

An answer is a response to a question or a problem, and there are many ways we can talk about it. Learn which verbs you’re likely to hear with it. Find a free transcript for this episode and more ...