I7:action

Actions are what we get if we try to break down a narrative into its irreducible parts. We might casually say that we are "going shopping", but this involves many smaller steps: going north, going east, entering the shop, examining a loaf of bread, taking it, giving money to the baker, and so on.

See Also

• List_of_statements_in_Inform_7
• nice chart here: http://inform7.com/learn/man/WI_12_2.html