They stepped outside. Immediately, she became ill again. He sighed, growing weary of her constant sickness. Verbs are action words. Choose verbs that show the direction you have in mind for your character.
Exercises Rewrite the sentences below, using strong action verbs to replace the weak verbs.
Julie sat down. Sam stood in the doorway. Later, they got the ice cream and left. The sun got hot. It was right overhead.