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Verbs typically describe the action within the sentence. Verbs are the most important words in a sentence; they describe the action the subject takes or the subject’s state of being.

Example 1: “The student wrote a fine paper.”

“Student” is the subject; “wrote” tells us what the student did.

Example 2: “The student was happy with the paper.”

“Student” is the subject; “was,” with the adjective “happy,” tells us the student’s state of being.

There are many different kinds of verbs, and verb forms change depending on, for example, the subject (singular or plural), the tense, the voice (active or passive), and the verb form (regular or irregular).

Examples: First-person verbs are formed using the subject pronouns I and we. It is appropriate to write in APA Style using first-person pronouns and their accompanying verbs, because writing in the first person helps avoid passive voice (see Chapter 3). Second-person verbs are used with you. Third-person verbs are used with the pronouns he, she, it, and they.