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The committee reached an agreement on the project.

The verb is reached, but this is not the "real" verb, the action that the committee performed. The committee didn't reach; it agreed. Reached is a "filler" verb; the real verb, agree, has been changed into the noun agreement. In many contexts, the sentence can be revised to

The committee agreed on the project.

This week, as you revise, look for action verbs that have been changed into nouns. Consider making these "real" verbs the verbs of your sentences.