Friday, March 9, 2012

Verbless novel

For us, an essay or a sentence without verbs would be like the Lewis structure on the picture below -- incomplete. Can you imagine writing an essay without using verbs?

Well, here's an amazing thing:
While browsing on the "Most ignored fact", I found something interesting. A french author Michel Thaler wrote a book with 233 pages without using any verbs on it. He said that, "The verb is like a weed in a field of flowers ... You have to get rid of it to allow the flowers to grow and flourish."
Fascinating, isn't it?
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6 comments:

  1. Darwin D. DesilosMarch 11, 2012 at 5:23 PM

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  2. Darwin D. DesilosMarch 11, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Weh, I don't believe, unless I see it, that anyone can actually write a verb-less composition. A novel! with 233 pages having no verbs!

    I'm just joking. Hehehe..

    However, is it really possible to write a verb-less novel? I'm looking forward to see that novel.

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  3. Jaymico ReyesMarch 12, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    I agree with Darwin. It really sounds impossible to have a novel, with 233 pages, without using any verb at all. If this is true, then, I salute the author of this novel.

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  4. Christina CarpioMarch 12, 2012 at 2:29 AM

    I can't imagine a novel without verbs, but it is amazing how he finished writing a verb-less novel.

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  5. Jessica Dyan Y. BonusMarch 12, 2012 at 6:01 AM

    I think it's hard to write a verb-less novel. How can the author gave us an illustrative picture of the story without using any verbs?

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  6. Limor Kristine TengMarch 12, 2012 at 7:01 AM

    That sounds impossible. Well, I think he's amazing. Verbs are very important in English compositions. Without verbs, a sentence would be probably nonsense. Thumbs up for him! :)

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