Cut the Hidden Verb, Keep the Meaning

Plain language does not mean fewer facts; it means cleaner action. The mechanism Hidden verbs are verbs that have been turned into nouns. They often travel with extra helper verbs: provide prevention, conduct validation, make an assessment, perform implementation. The sentence gets heavier while the action gets harder to see. In technical prose, that can hide the system behavior the reader needs. The rewrite move Circle the noun that contains the action. Ask, "Who or what does this?" Then rewrite with the actor first and the verb active. If the actor is the API, say the API checks, rejects, stores,…

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