Transcript Action and agency

Action and agency
The recommendation of the Italian government was that
the European Union should have provision for a more
effective coordination plan between European countries for
the reception of immigrants.
recommendation, provision,
coordination plan, reception of
immigrants
The recommendation of the Italian
government was that the European Union
should have provision for a more effective
coordination plan between European
countries for the reception of immigrants.
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The recommendation of the Italian
government was that the European Union
should have provision for a more effective
coordination plan between European
countries for the reception of immigrants.
recommendation, provision, coordination,
reception
The Italian government recommended that
the European Union should provide a more
effective coordination plan between European
countries that receive immigrants.
The Italian government recommended that
the European Union should more effectively
coordinate European countries receiving
immigrants.
Readers expect what’s happening in the
sentence to be expressed in the verb.
Social networks contribute to a feeling
of isolation among young people in
contemporary society.
Young people claim they are experiencing a
growing difficulty to fit into society. Research
into the issue has revealed a variety of
probable causes. Among the most frequently
cited, one finding is particularly significant:
Social networks contribute to a feeling of
isolation among young people in
contemporary society.
Research into the effects of social
networks on young people has revealed a
significant negative consequence.
Research into the effects of social networks on
young people has revealed a significant
negative consequence. Social networks
contribute to a feeling of isolation among
young people in contemporary society.
Research into the effects of social networks on
young people has revealed a significant
negative consequence. Social networks isolate
young people rather than strengthen their
relationships.
Usually express the action of a
sentence as a verb.
Usually use verbs only for
expressing actions.
Expressing the action of your sentence in the
VERB guides the reader more clearly to your
meaning.
The reader should not have to guess whether
you are talking about, for example,
‘providing’ or ‘coordinating’.
Your sentence will be more concise, and
clearer.
The reduction of costs in shear wall formwork
in concrete construction involves
standardizing wall dimensions. Maintaining
consistent wall thickness and story heights
permits the reutilization of forms and the
minimization of dimensional error.
The reduction of costs in shear wall formwork
in concrete construction involves
standardizing wall dimensions.
The council’s building administrator
conducted a review of the contractor’s
proposals to reduce the construction costs of
the planned office block. The administrator
was unsure of what was involved in lowering
the costs of shear wall formwork, although the
proposal did make one aspect clear: The
reduction of costs in shear wall formwork in
concrete construction involves standardizing
wall dimensions.
Building designers can reduce the costs of
shear wall formwork in concrete construction
by standardizing wall dimensions.
By maintaining consistent wall thickness and
story heights, building designers can reuse
forms and minimize dimensional error.
Building designers can reduce the costs of
shear wall formwork in concrete construction
by standardizing wall dimensions. By
maintaining consistent wall thickness and
story heights, building designers can reuse
forms and minimize dimensional error.
By maintaining consistent wall thickness and
story heights, forms can be reused and
dimensional error can be minimized.
Integration implies the acceptance of a
different culture by the recipient society and
the adjustment of the immigrants to the host
country’s laws and customs.
It implies stuff.
Immigrants integrate successfully when they
adapt to the country’s laws and customs and
the host society accepts the different culture.
Integration is facilitated when immigrants
adapt to the country’s laws and customs and
the host society accepts the different culture.
Put yourself in control of the action you want
to express.
Make conscious word choices.
Paying close attention to our verbs means we
have to pay close attention to their subjects.
Graphic scenes of violence should be
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programmes.