{"id":149211330,"date":"2024-10-08T07:26:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T07:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writetosuccess.net\/writing-tip-5-iverb-constructions\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T07:26:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T07:26:45","slug":"writing-tip-5-iverb-constructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writetosuccess.net\/es\/writing-tip-5-iverb-constructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Tip 5: I+verb constructions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The I’s don’t have it<\/h2>
\"woman<\/figure>

As a college application essay coach, my inbox is inundated with personal essays. All of them rife, riddled, replete with a construction that starts to feel like a hammer hitting a nail: I + verb.<\/p>

I think. I did. I was. I believe. I tried. I plan. I hope. I studied. I found.<\/em><\/p><\/div>

As individual statements, fine, but when the I-plus-verb construction appears multiple times in a single sentence, and dozens of times in a 600-word essay, it jars.<\/p>

But how, students ask, am I supposed to write about myself without using \u2018I\u2019? <\/p>

Well, friends, it can be done. And stylishly. Here goes.<\/p>

I+ verb constructions<\/h1>

What it is:\u00a0Repeated use of I-plus-verb to start a sentence or clause in a first-person narrative<\/em><\/p>

Where: Personal statements, college application essays, personal essays, memoirs<\/em><\/p>

How it happens: Writers echo a wordy, informal speech pattern<\/em><\/p>

Why delete? Creates boring, stilted, repetitive sentences; sounds solipsistic\/narcissistic<\/em><\/p>

Examples<\/h3>

  1. When I was<\/strong> four, I had<\/strong> an imaginary friend Dressy edit: Aged four, I had an imaginary friendCasual edit: My imaginary friend, when I was four\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ol>

    1. When I look<\/strong> back on all the games I have<\/strong> played since I was<\/strong> little<\/p>

      Dressy edit: Reflecting on childhood games<\/p>

      Casual edit:\u00a0 Thinking about the games I played as a kid<\/p><\/li>

    2. Through the friends I made<\/strong>, I came<\/strong> across a charity and I was<\/strong> attracted to its philosophy Dressy edit: My friends introduced me to a charity whose philosophy attracted meCasual edit: Thanks to my friends, I discovered a charity with a great philosophy<\/p><\/li><\/ol>

      1. Given how much I absorbed<\/strong> in class, I became<\/strong> frustrated by the repetitiveness of the curriculum; this was when I turned<\/strong> to the internet. I fell <\/strong>in love with WikipediaDressy edit: Given my rapid mastery of the course, I became frustrated with the repetitive curriculum and turned to the internet, where Wikipedia won my heartCasual edit: Since class materials were same-old same-old, I dove into the internet and discovered Wikipedia\u2019s treasure trove<\/p><\/li><\/ol>

        1. My intellectual curiosity has taken me on adventures I could<\/strong> never have imagined. As I look<\/strong> forward to college, I cannot<\/strong> wait. Dressy edit: Curiosity has fuelled my intellectual adventures. I anticipate with relish what college holdsCasual edit: Frankly, I cannot wait to continue my curiosity-fuelled intellectual adventures in college<\/p><\/li><\/ol>

          Sentence structure secrets <\/h2>

          I+verb is easy to fall into because it is the basic construction of an active declarative English sentence. <\/p>

          Active declarative English sentences are beautiful things, but they come in all shapes and sizes. Discourse markers, disjuncts and subordinate clauses are just a few of the tools writers have available to create varied, engaging sentences. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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