1. 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.

2. recommendation, provision, coordination plan, reception of immigrants

3. 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.

4. This is a presentation on action and agency.

5. There are exercises to help you improve your writing after this presentation.

6. 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.

7. recommendation, provision, coordination, reception

8. The Italian government recommended that the European Union should provide a more effective coordination plan between European countries that receive immigrants.

9. The Italian government recommended that the European Union should more effectively coordinate European countries receiving immigrants.

10. Readers expect what’s happening in the sentence to be expressed in the verb.

11. Social networks contribute to a feeling of isolation among young people in contemporary society.

12. 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.

13. Research into the effects of social networks on young people has revealed a significant negative consequence.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. Usually express the action of a sentence as a verb.

17. Usually use verbs only for expressing actions.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. The reduction of costs in shear wall formwork in concrete construction involves standardizing wall dimensions.

21. 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.

22. Building designers can reduce the costs of shear wall formwork in concrete construction by standardizing wall dimensions.

23. By maintaining consistent wall thickness and story heights, building designers can reuse forms and minimize dimensional error.

24. 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.

25. By maintaining consistent wall thickness and story heights, forms can be reused and dimensional error can be minimized.

26. 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.

27. It implies stuff.

28. Immigrants integrate successfully when they adapt to the country’s laws and customs and the host society accepts the different culture.

29. Integration is facilitated when immigrants adapt to the country’s laws and customs and the host society accepts the different culture.

30. Put yourself in control of the action you want to express. Make conscious word choices.

31. Paying close attention to our verbs means we have to pay close attention to their subjects.

32. Graphic scenes of violence should be banned from television news programmes.