Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been – why do writing teachers occasionally note that problems occur when students overuse being verbs? Being verbs do the job. They are easy to use and quick. They require very little imagination and eliminate the struggle to find an expressive action verb.
The simplicity of being verbs, how very easy they are to use, might begin to reveal why English teachers object to finding an abundance of being verbs in a composition. Let’s face it. Teachers read hundreds, even thousands of essays. Is it possible that a piece of writing in which is, am, was, were, etc., repeat in every sentence might possibly bore the reader?
The English language offers almost endless choices of words and expressions. Being verbs may accomplish the task of forming a full sentence when combined with a subject, but writing loses its punch when the reader finds nothing to imagine, nothing to picture.
Action verbs do engage the senses and add extra levels of interest to writing:
She is a swimmer. (OK)
She swims. (Slightly better)
She plunges against the waves. (Closer)
She glides seamlessly through the waves. (Hmmmm)
Variations on the same general idea have proven possible. The choice of how to express an action depends entirely on the writer’s intent.
Action verbs can give the sentence character, flavor, a sense of reality, while being verbs merely state that any given subject exists (in a state of being). Tacking on a predicate nominative or predicate adjective renames or describes the subject’s state of existence but offers no liveliness or sense of activity.
The next time you write, consider checking to see how many times being verbs appear in your paper. If they greatly outnumber all the other verbs, consider how effectively they have conveyed your meaning. If you find that your writing lacks something, use action verbs instead of being verbs to make a noticeable difference and improve your writing.
See you next time the breeze is cool, the sun is up, and the waves roll into view! ‘Til then, hang ten!
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