About Predicates, Part 1
Although we're not aware of it, the words and phrases we use indicate the representational system we're using at any one time. When someone declares they 'can see the light at the end of the tunnel', you know they're processing visually. When your boss 'likes the sound' of your idea, it's an auditory modality in operation. And when your friend wants you to 'grasp the nettle', you know they're thinking kinaesthetically.
If you listen carefully to someone speaking for even a short while you'll notice a pattern in the kinds of words and phrases they choose that reflects either their primary system or the particular context they're involved with.
How did you get on? If you struggled with certain representational systems, that may indicate you don't use them as much. Here's a list of common words and expressions relating to the three main modalities.
Visual
Appear, bird's-eye view, catch a glimpse of, clarify, clear-cut, dark, dress up, enlighten, examine, expose, focus, glance, glimpse, graphic, hazy idea, hindsight, illusion, illustrate, in light of, in view of, look, look into it, make a scene, mind's eye, notice, obvious, outlook, perspective, picture, pinpoint, reveal, see, short-sighted, spectacle, take a dim view, tunnel vision, under your nose, vague
Auditory
Audible, call, clear as a bell, clearly expressed, compose, discuss, earful, earshot, harmonize, hear, hidden message, listen, loud and clear, manner of speaking, mention, note, outspoken, remark, report, say, scream, shout, silence, sing, sound, speechless, tell the truth, tongue-tied, tune-in, voice, well informed, word for word