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                Choose your verbs carefully..............................

 Three things are very important for expressing your opinion in English.
     1.Choose the correct verb
     2. Use the correct tense of the verb....and
     3. Use the correct and appropriate prepositions.
Let me elaborate on this. Study the following sentences carefully:

• Debnath is laughing loudly.
• Pinki is smiling sweetly.
• Sonai is giggling.

One thing is common--------all of them are in a jovial mood. None of them is sad or worried. Suppose they are enjoying a film together. They have just watched a funny scene or a hilarious episode. They are happy and in a good mood. Let us suppose we don't know any of the three persons mentioned here. But we can make some intelligent guesses. Sonai must be the baby of the group. She is 'giggling'. This verb gives her identity. Debnath must be the head of the group. He is 'laughing' loudly. Pinkii is a sober woman. A bit reserve. She is also enjoying the show but she is a bit restrained.
I hope I have made my point clear to you. Always choose the correct verb. Make a personal list of your important verbs-- the verbs you need to express your thoughts on a particular topic or subject. Consult your dictionary and write down the conjugation of the verbs. Know the related phrasal verbs. Again a good dictionary will be of immense help. START WRITING. 

• Syamaprasad is crying bitterly because he has been duped by somebody.
• I saw Aparajita sobbing uncontrollably hearing the news of her father's death.
• When I returned home from the burning ghat I found my mother weeping silently in her room.

Not everybody cries in the same way. You can gauge the mood of the person from the use of the verb.

• Nirenda is taking /having his breakfast now.
• Chandu is very hungry. He is gobbling the egg toast.
• Don't swallow the food, Tarun, you will suffer from indigestion.
• Promita was munching a biscuit when I telephoned her.

So the choice of verb is very important. If you can do that it will solve a lot of problem for you.

• You can kill a person in any way you like. People get killed in accidents. 
• You can stab or kill a person with a knife but stabbing would be more appropriate.
• You can kill or shoot a person with a gun but shooting with a gun would be more appropriate.
• You can murder a person with a sword as they did in the past but it would be better if you had slayed a person.

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