Instead of opting for bland, unspecific expressions ("says," "writes about," "believes," "states") consider using more vivid or nuanced verbs such as "argues," "insists," "explains," "emphasizes," ...

There are two main classes of verbs in English: strong and weak. 'Strong' is a historical terms that refers to the of verbs in which the past tense is marked by a change in the base vowel and the ...

Some strong verbs take the same endings as weak verbs, but the spelling and the vowel sound change in the du and er/sie/es forms. The rest of the verb does not change at all. These changes are ...