to be verbs

"Find and Replace" vs. "To Be" Verbs
"To Be, or not to be, that is the question" (Shakespeare)
Not Another "to be," that is the answer! (De Rosa)

Replace these flat, lifeless, boring, YAWN-YAWN words with interesting, action-packed verbs.
List of to be verbs:

Am	Are	Is	Was
Were	Be	Become	Became

Examples of transformation from lame to powerful!

to be	NOT to be, PLEASE!
will be different	will differ
is interesting to me	interests me
the first step is for the editor to find	he editor must first identity
to insure that the project is doable	to insure the project's feasibility
this paper is an analysis of leadership	this paper analyzes leadership skills
this is a caricature of Donald Duck	this comic strip caricatures Donald Duck
this is important to the project because	its importance stems from

Use the Find & Replace Strategy on Microsoft Word
Before you make changes, go under "FILE" and choose "SAVE AS." Give your document A NEW NAME, so that if disaster strikes, you still have your original.
1. On the strip that runs across the top of your word processing program, find the EDIT option.
2. Choose REPLACE.
3. In the FIND WHAT box, type one of the to be verbs. Then, make sure you but a check mark in the "FIND WHOLE WORDS ONLY" option box
4. In the REPLACE WITH box, type the same to be verb you entered in the "Find what" box. Then, in the "format" option (on the bottomn of the screen), choose HIGHLIGHT (make sure you've chosen a color in the highlight feature.)
5. Now press REPLACE ALL.
REPEAT this press for each "to be" verb (see list above).
WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ABOVE PROCEDURE, go back to your text. Look for the highlighted text. Revise the sentences for more active verbs. Ask for help if you need it.