Local Revision: Verb Usage, Blog Post 5.3

Looking back at my Verbs List, it is clear to me that several verbs were used very often. Because of this, a common verb tense was also seen in my Video Essay. I divided my Verbs List into three columns on this blog post: Past, Present and Future:

Past:

Came x2

Released x2

Condensed x2

Brought x6

Impacted

Took

Revealed

Was x2

Ignited

End

Launched x2

Landed

Sent

Had

Rebutt

Quoted

Resolved

Published

Spawn

Happened

Were

Fell

Explained

Reported

Collected

Needed

Determined

Conducted

Found x2

Informed

Excited

Present:

Look

See x2

Identify

Saying x2

Are x4

Believes x5

Forming x2

Impacting

Using

Launch

Analyzing

Exists

Appears

Rebutt

Saying

Claim

Contain

Maintain

States

Make

Agree

Writes

Could

Bring

Return

Have

Future:

End

Set

Rendezvous

Would

Analyze

Put x2

Travel

1. Which tense is the most prevalent in your draft?

I would say that past tense is the most prevalent. In the Video Essay, I explained many events that occurred in the past. Therefore, it made sense for the verbs to past tense heavy.

2. What effect or tone/quality does the current usage of tense have on the reader/viewer/listener?

It explains to the reader that many events in this controversy happened in the past. At the same time, it shows that there is a great deal of current research being conducted along with many plans for future research.

3. If you're using more than one tense in the draft (which is not a bad thing at all), do the shifts between different tenses in the piece make sense? How do they flow? Are there any jarring or dischordant shifts in tense?

There are some odd switches (In the Video Essay, I explained the launch of the Rosetta probe in 2004 but used the future tense verbs Set and Rendezvous) but overall, the flow between past, present, and even future is rather smooth.

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