Action Verbs

Categorized List of Action Verbs
Categorized List of Action Verbs
This categorized list contains only a few action verbs you can use to compose concise, persuasive, reader-centered resumes, cover letters, or other types of workplace documents. The examples are illustrations that overview the uses of action verbs in professional writing.

The link above takes you to a sample resume containing action verbs.

Communication Skills
Negotiated price reductions of up to 30% with key suppliers
Interpreted financial information from the companyís annual report
Translated all relevant company information into three different languages
Other words: Advocated, Clarified, Corresponded, Encouraged, Interpreted, Negotiated, Persuaded, Presented, Publicized, Solicited, Spoke, Translated

Creative Skills
Created an interior design layout for a 500 square foot retail venue
Introduced a new method of navigating through the A Software Program
Presented a new research project to the managers at the location
Other words: Acted, Applied, Composed, Created, Established, Founded, Improvised, Introduced, Navigated, Originated, Presented

Data / Financial Skills
Computed and recorded inventory valuation on a monthly basis
Documented inventory counts at the end of each working day
Verified the amount owed to the creditor in the Accounts Payable account
Other words: Adjusted, Allocated, Budgeted, Compared, Computed, Counted, Documented, Estimated, Forecasted, Inventoried, Invested, Predicted, Projected, Quantified, Recorded, Retrieved, Verified

Helping Skills
Assisted customers with choosing appropriate products
Trained new employees in the plant through demonstration techniques
Volunteered in the nursing home every weekend to serve the community
Other words: Aided, Assisted, Built, Demonstrated, Facilitated, Familiarized, Helped, Performed, Represented, Solved, Supported, Trained, Upheld, Volunteered, Worked

Management / Leadership Skills
Administered a variety of surveys to collect data about the employees
Implemented a safety communication program to promote safety awareness
Recommended an alternative solution to one of the company's problems
Other words: Achieved, Administered, Assigned, Attained, Challenged, Coordinated, Decided, Delegated, Established, Executed, Handled, Headed, Implemented, Incorporated, Intervened, Launched, Led, Managed, Mediated, Motivated, Organized, Oversaw, Planned, Prioritized, Recommended, Scheduled, Supervised, United

Efficiency Skills
Eliminated unnecessary cost of each unit of production
Maximized profits by 15% during the month of July
Heightened the level of employee moral through program incentives
Other words: Accelerated, Allocated, Boosted, Centralized, Downsized, Edited, Eliminated, Enhanced, Expanded, Expedited, Heightened, Lessened, Leveraged, Maximized, Merged, Optimized, Outlined, Outsourced, Prevented, Prioritized, Reorganized, Reduced, Revised, Simplified, Standardized, Stream-lined, Synthesized, Systematized, Upgraded

Research Skills
Examined a new mechanism that may reduce sickness on the campus
Identified a major defect in a microscopic organism last month
Surveyed a group of Purdue students with regard to Product A
Other words: Analyzed, Collected, Compared, Controlled, Detected, Diagnosed, Evaluated, Examined, Gathered, Identified, Investigated, Located, Measured, Organized, Reported, Replicated, Researched, Reviewed, Searched, Surveyed, Wrote

Teaching Skills
Defined a new product strategy and discussed how it would be implemented
Instructed Department B on how to reduce inventory and raise net sales
Prepared a tutorial manual for an English class last semester
Other words: Aided, Advised, Clarified, Communicated, Defined, Developed, Encouraged, Evaluated, Facilitated, Fostered, Guided, Helped, Incorporated, Informed, Initiated, Instructed, Lectured, Prepared, Supported, Supervised, Stimulated, Taught

Technical Skills
Assembled an entire computer programming simulation for my CPT course
Designed a new form of Widget C for a manufacturing facility
Programmed three new computer programs tailored for a network system
Other words: Analyzed, Assembled, Built, Calculated, Computed, Conducted, Designed, Devised, Engineered, Maintained, Operated, Programmed, Reengineered, Remodeled, Transmitted

Sources/References:

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Chinese Pinyin or Hanyu Pinyin Overview,Mandarin22

Chinese Pinyin is the romanization of the Chinese "written sound". Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with Western spellings and includes a tone mark to signify the pitch of a word.
Just like alphabet A - Z to English, Pinyin provides a phonetic alphabet for Chinese and is taught from Grade 1 in Chinese elementary schools. It is a fundamental tool used for learning the spelling of Chinese characters throughout Chinese language study.
Pinyin is used by most modern Chinese dictionaries to denote pronunciation of characters. It is also an efficient input method in Chinese computer software, which is natively supported by Microsoft Windows OS.
After mastering Pinyin, you can easily read Chinese books with Pinyin marked, learn Chinese characters by looking in the dictionary, or input Chinese characters into your computer, it will take your Chinese study to a higher level.
25 out of 26 English alphabet letters are used in Pinyin. Letter 'v' is not used, while letter ' ü ' is added to represent the vowel sound of 'yu'.
Pinyin includes consonants and vowel letters.
1. Consonant letters
There are 20 consonant letters use in Mandarin (three consonants are represented by combinations of two letters - 'zh', 'ch' and 'sh'), they are:
b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h, j, q, x, z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r, y, w
2. Vowel letters
There are 6 vowel letters used in Mandarin:
a, o, e, i, u, ü
3. Syllables
Syllables are composed by consonants, vowels and tone.
The consonant that begins a syllable is initial (listen to the pronunciation in mp3 format online at http://www.learn-chinese-language-online.com/chinese-pinyin-initials.html) , they can be:
b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h, j, q, x, z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r, y, w
The rest parts after the initial are finals. Final ( listen to the pronunciation in mp3 format online at http://www.learn-chinese-language-online.com/chinese-pinyin-finals.html ) can be a single vowel, a combination of vowels, or combination of vowels and nasals 'n' or 'ng':
There are 6 simple finals which are single vowels, they are : a, o, e, i, u, ü .
The others are compound finals, they are:
ai, ao, ou, ei, ia, ie, iao, iou, ua, uo, uai, uei, üe,
an, ang, ong, en, eng, in, ing, ian, iang, iong, uen, ueng, uan, uang, ün, üan
The combination of 21 initials and 33 finals in Mandarin romanization (there are five more finals, but they share the same symbols as other finals) form about 420 different sounds.
A word consists of initial + final + tone. In some cases, the initial can be omitted.
Although most of the sounds are generally close to how they are used and pronounced in English, some don't follow English letters exactly and are pronounced differently.
Pay extra attention to the differences and listen closely to each Chinese sound, it takes practices to pronounce correctly.
Rosie From Learn Chinese Language Online (http://www.learn-chinese-language-online.com)
The goal of Learn Chinese Language Online (LCLO) is to reduce the Mandarin Learning curve, promote and introduce the most efficient way to grasp the broad foundation of Chinese language.
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What's more disappointing than a person who makes a promise he can't keep? A person who makes a promise that is a lie. Many promises to make a "decent living" teaching English in Mexico are just that-a lie.
If you do a phrase search on Google, "teach English in Mexico," you will get almost 900,000 hits. Some of these sites are filled with tantalizingly appealing phrases like,
"For only a few dollars a week you can have_____in Mexico".
"First-class bus travel to such and such a place is only____".
All are allurements trying to sell their how-to book, tapes, seminars, or placement service for teaching English abroad.They give the impression that you will be able to make enough money to live a life of luxury and ease with all that money you will make teaching English in Mexico.
We've met many young women who come to Guanajuato with the hope and dream of getting a teaching job making a bundle. The word "shock" is putting it mildly when they find out what their salaries will be in some of these private schools. A good pay scale would be less than $3.00 an hour. I know of some schools that pay even less than that amount.
Can you imagine how many hours you would have to work to make ends meet? Minimum wage is about $400.00 USD a month. Granted, many Mexicans live on that. But could you-an American? Could you downscale to living on so little?
Four types who come to Mexico to teach English are:
1) Someone who wants a new adventure-something different.
2) Someone who wants to build a resume, no matter the salary.
3) Someone who wants to earn a little traveling money.
4) Someone who thinks they can earn a decent living.Groups 1 through 3 don't care what the dollar sign is in their salary. They have other sources of income like savings or parents who help support them while they are in Mexico. These are the most transient. Here today, promising their employers a year contract, and gone tomorrow. Some employers will not hire these "floaters." Schools would love to hire those with ties to the community but they are rare.
Group 4, people who think they can make a living, do not accept the reality that you can rarely make a living at teaching English in Mexico. They are like those who go to Hollywood with the delusion of becoming an actor, "Oh, it's a long shot, but maybe I can do it."
In an informal e-mail survey I took of Mexican schools that offer ESL classes, the overwhelming majority agreed that it is rare for anyone to make a living at teaching English in Mexico. One called it "an unrealistic expectation" to believe otherwise.
"...the pay is very low and it is difficult to imagine how one could live on it."
Another source told me that unless the teacher had signed a contract with a large established organization before departure to the country, it was unlikely that a good salary would be waiting for them. Countries like Japan or China offer a competitive salary with benefits.
Mexico does not.
Most of the available jobs are with small private schools that pay little.
Some told me that those who do not fulfill their teaching commitments no longer surprise them. They've grown accustomed to this unethical practice by North Americans.
Some have come to Mexico and made a living teaching ESL. But, that is all they can do-work until they drop. They usually have to sign on to teach with at least three schools to get enough hours to earn enough to pay for cost-of-living expenses. There is little time to anything else.
A life of luxury, excitement, and adventure? Hardly. But they keep coming, filled with the delusion that perhaps they can make it work.
Sad.
Doug Bower is a freelance writer and book author. His most recent writing credits include The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Houston Chronicle, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Transitions Abroad. He lives with his wife in Guanajuato, Mexico. His new book, Mexican Living: Blogging it from a Third World Country, can be seen at http://www.lulu.com/content/126241
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regular verbs

most common regular verbs inEnglish
accept
add
admire
admit
advise
afford
agree
alert
allow
amuse
analyse
announce
annoy
answer
apologise
appear
applaud
appreciate
approve
argue
arrange
arrest
arrive
ask
attach
attack
attempt
attend
attract
avoid

back
bake
balance
ban
bang
bare
bat
bathe
battle
beam
beg
behave
belong
bleach
bless
blind
blink
blot
blush
boast
boil
bolt
bomb
book
bore
borrow
bounce
bow
box
brake
brake
branch
breathe
bruise
brush
bubble
bump
burn
bury
buzz

calculate
call
camp
care
carry
carve
cause
challenge
change
charge
chase
cheat
check
cheer
chew
choke
chop
claim
clap
clean
clear
clip
close
coach
coil
collect
colour
comb
command
communicate
compare
compete
complain
complete
concentrate
concern
confess
confuse
connect
consider
consist
contain
continue
copy
correct
cough
count
cover
crack
crash
crawl
cross
crush
cry
cure
curl
curve
cycle

dam
damage
dance
dare
decay
deceive
decide
decorate
delay
delight
deliver
depend
describe
desert
deserve
destroy
detect
develop
disagree
disappear
disapprove
disarm
discover
dislike
divide
double
doubt
drag
drain
dream
dress
drip
drop
drown
drum
dry
dust

earn
educate
embarrass
employ
empty
encourage
end
enjoy
enter
entertain
escape
examine
excite
excuse
exercise
exist
expand
expect
explain
explode
extend

face
fade
fail
fancy
fasten
fax
fear
fence
fetch
file
fill
film
fire
fit
fix
flap
flash
float
flood
flow
flower
fold
follow
fool
force
form
found
frame
frighten
fry

gather
gaze
glow
glue
grab
grate
grease
greet
grin
grip
groan
guarantee
guard
guess
guide

hammer
hand
handle
hang
happen
harass
harm
hate
haunt
head
heal
heap
heat
help
hook
hop
hope
hover
hug
hum
hunt
hurry

identify
ignore
imagine
impress
improve
include
increase
influence
inform
inject
injure
instruct
intend
interest
interfere
interrupt
introduce
invent
invite
irritate
itch

jail
jam
jog
join
joke
judge
juggle
jump

kick
kill
kiss
kneel
knit
knock
knot

label
land
last
laugh
launch
learn
level
license
lick
lie
lighten
like
list
listen
live
load
lock
long
look
love

man
manage
march
mark
marry
match
mate
matter
measure
meddle
melt
memorise
mend
mess up
milk
mine
miss
mix
moan
moor
mourn
move
muddle
mug
multiply
murder

nail
name
need
nest
nod
note
notice
number

obey
object
observe
obtain
occur
offend
offer
open
order
overflow
owe
own

pack
paddle
paint
park
part
pass
paste
pat
pause
peck
pedal
peel
peep
perform
permit
phone
pick
pinch
pine
place
plan
plant
play
please
plug
point
poke
polish
pop
possess
post
pour
practise
pray
preach
precede
prefer
prepare
present
preserve
press
pretend
prevent
prick
print
produce
program
promise
protect
provide
pull
pump
punch
puncture
punish
push

question
queue

race
radiate
rain
raise
reach
realise
receive
recognise
record
reduce
reflect
refuse
regret
reign
reject
rejoice
relax
release
rely
remain
remember
remind
remove
repair
repeat
replace
reply
report
reproduce
request
rescue
retire
return
rhyme
rinse
risk
rob
rock
roll
rot
rub
ruin
rule
rush

sack
sail
satisfy
save
saw
scare
scatter
scold
scorch
scrape
scratch
scream
screw
scribble
scrub
seal
search
separate
serve
settle
shade
share
shave
shelter
shiver
shock
shop
shrug
sigh
sign
signal
sin
sip
ski
skip
slap
slip
slow
smash
smell
smile
smoke
snatch
sneeze
sniff
snore
snow
soak
soothe
sound
spare
spark
sparkle
spell
spill
spoil
spot
spray
sprout
squash
squeak
squeal
squeeze
stain
stamp
stare
start
stay
steer
step
stir
stitch
stop
store
strap
strengthen
stretch
strip
stroke
stuff
subtract
succeed
suck
suffer
suggest
suit
supply
support
suppose
surprise
surround
suspect
suspend
switch

talk
tame
tap
taste
tease
telephone
tempt
terrify
test
thank
thaw
tick
tickle
tie
time
tip
tire
touch
tour
tow
trace
trade
train
transport
trap
travel
treat
tremble
trick
trip
trot
trouble
trust
try
tug
tumble
turn
twist
type

undress
unfasten
unite
unlock
unpack
untidy
use

vanish
visit

wail
wait
walk
wander
want
warm
warn
wash
waste
watch
water
wave
weigh
welcome
whine
whip
whirl
whisper
whistle
wink
wipe
wish
wobble
wonder
work
worry
wrap
wreck
wrestle
wriggle

x-ray

yawn
yell

zip
zoom


Irregular verbs list

verbs

There are mainly two types of verbs in English - ordinary verbs and auxiliary verbs.
Such verbs as do,come,go,read,write,speak,give,take,understand,bring,drink are ordinary verbs denoting daytoday actions .It would be diffcult to make a complete list of all ordinary verbs here.
Auxiliary verbs

There are many auxiliary verbs in English, the primary auxiliary verbs are to be and to have ,(am, is, are,) other major auxiliary verbs are shall, will, may,might can, could, must, shall, should, will, would, has, have, having, had, do, does, did, ought(to), get, got, gotten,ought, used and dare .

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phrasal verbs

1. cheat on p.v. When you cheat on your sexual partner, you have sex or a romantic relationship with another person.
Sarah filed for divorce after she caught George cheating on her. Can you believe it? She was cheating on me with my best friend!
2. cheat on p.v. When you do something dishonest so that you can do better on a test, you cheat on the test.
The teacher caught Ali cheating on the exam.
If I didn't cheat on the tests, I'd never pass any of my classes.
go after





go after & goes after going after went after gone after

1. go after p.v. When you chase and try to physically stop or to attack people, you go after them.
A policeman saw him stealing the car and went after him.
Captain Morgan was ordered to go after the enemy soldiers.
2. go after p.v. When law enforcement officials try to prosecute people through a legal procedure, they go after them.
Federal prosecutors are now going after the top drug dealers.
The senator introduced a bill designed to go after deadbeat dads.
3. go after p.v. When a business tries to increase its profits by trying to increase its market share or its number of customers, it goes after them.
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The tobacco company denied going after the teenage market.
The CEO said he wanted to go after new customers in China.
4. go after p.v. When you go after something, you try to obtain it even though it may be difficult to do.
Sofia went after a degree in accounting.
Todd trained for a year before going after the record in the 100-yard dash.
Infinitive
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
look up
look up & looks up looking up looked up looked up

1. look... up p.v. When you get information from a reference book, such as a word from a dictionary or a telephone number from a telephone book, you look the word or number up.
The teacher told the students to look the new words up in a dictionary.
I looked up his number, but it's not in the phone book.
2. look... up p.v. When you locate and visit people you have not seen for a long time, you look them up.
/ was in Dallas on business, and I looked up Dan Jones, my old college roommate.
If you're ever in Kempton, look me up.
3. look up p.v. When a situation is looking up or starting to look up, it is improving.
Business was pretty bad for a while, but things are starting to look up. I'm much happier than I was last year. Things are looking up.
pay for
pay for & pays for paying for paid for paid for

1. pay... for p.v. When you give someone money in exchange for something, you pay for it or pay someone for it.
Can I pay for this stuff with a credit card?
Alfonso paid the waiter for his dinner.
paid for part.adj. After you have paid for something, it is paid for. My car is old, but at least it's paid for.
2. pay for p.v. When you are punished for something, you pay for what you have done.
I caught the guy who's spreading these false rumors about me, and he paid for ruining my reputation. Young people think that drugs are harmless, but they'll pay for their foolishness someday.
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Infinitive
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
plan for
plan for & plans for planning for planned for planned for

1. plan for p.v. When you make preparations for something in the future, you plan for it.
The festival was a disaster because they didn't plan for such a huge crowd.
It's never to early too start planning for retirement.
point to
point to & points to pointing to pointed to pointed to

1. point to p.v. When you indicate people or things with your hand or a finger, you point to them. When an arrow or a sign indicates something, it points to it.
The waitress couldn't hear me, so I pointed to my empty glass and she understood. The prosecutor asked, "Can you point to the man you saw carrying the gun?"
2. point to p.v. When a situation or occurrence causes you to consider something else, it points to that thing.
These terrible test scores point to a need for some major changes in our educational system.
The fact that all the people with food poisoning ate tuna salad sandwiches pointed to contaminated mayonnaise as the source of the illness.
put to
put to & puts to putting to put to put to

1. put... to p.v. When you confront people with a difficult or thought-provoking question, accusation, or proposition, you put it to them.
He didn't want to tell me the truth, but I really put it to him, and he finally told me the whole story.
When Prof. Kline put his theory to me like that, I realized what he was talking about.
2. put... to p.v. When you put people to trouble or put them to an expense, you cause them to do extra work or to spend money.
Thanks for helping me with my flat tire. I'm sorry to put you to so much trouble.
I know my father would pay my dental bill if I asked him, but I hate to put him to such an expense.
3. put ...to p.v. When you put part of your body or something in your hand to something, you touch or press it to something.
The neighbors were arguing again, so we put our ears to the wall to try to hear what they were saying.
When he put a gun to my head, I realized he wasn't joking.
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parts of speech

parts of speech are eight in number.They are Noun,Pronoun,Adjective,verb,Adverb,Preposition,conjunction and interjection.
Noun
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Nouns come in these varieties: common
nouns, proper nouns, compound nouns, and collective nouns.
1. Common nouns name any one of a class of person, place, or thing.
girl, city ,food ,boy etc
2. Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Babu New York City ,New Delhi
3. Compound nouns are two or more nouns that function as a single unit. A compound noun
can be two individual words, words joined by a hyphen, or two words combined.
Individual words: time capsule
Hyphenated words: great-uncle
Combined words: basketball
4. Collective nouns name groups of people or things.
audience, family ,herd, crowd,etc

svoca

what is SVOCA?
SUBJECT,VERB,OBJECT,COMPLEMENT AND ADVERBIAL.
These are the five elements that go to make up a sentence.