1.   Active verbs make your writing lively, personal and direct.

2.   His prose is filled with active verbs and metaphors, instead of the passive voice and jargon frequently churned out by academics.

3.   Active verbs, numerical values, abbreviations and punctuation are to be avoided.

4.   I have sometimes written about love as an active verb, something that you may do to another person.

5.   It will rewrite your backup files, changing all your active verbs to passive tense and incorporating undetectable misspellings which grossly change the interpretations of key sentences.

6.   Use words in your resume that have meaning and impact, with active verbs and short statements.

7.   We will also be trying to punch up our sentences with more active verbs in order to make the column more alluring to potential buyers.