Reporting Verbs for critical in EAP4 PDF

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Reporting Verbs for critical in EAP4 for critical literature review, research, report....

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REPORTING VERBS

eneral meaning

accuse

Reporting verb

Usage

Strength

accuse

sb of sth

strong

allege

that

strong

blame, criticise

sb for sth

strong weak

develop add contribute

to sth

strong

admit, concede

that

weak

echo

sth

neutral

accept, acknowledge, confirm, recognise

that

neutral

endorse, support

sth

strong

agree

that

strong

concur

with sb

strong

assume

that

weak

subscribe to

sth

neutral

feel, hold, profess

that

neutral

argue, believe, claim, insist, maintain

that

strong

discover, find, infer, discern

that

neutral

conclude

that

strong

question, query

sth

weak

doubt

sth

neutral

disapprove

of sth

strong

challenge

sb to do sth strong

agree

believe

conclude

disagree

1

cast doubt on, contradict, discount, dismiss, disprove, dispute, oppose, refute, reject, object to

sth

strong

deny

that

strong

disagree

with sb

strong strong

counter, rebuf discuss

discuss

sth

neutral

highlight, underscore

sth

strong

emphasise, stress

that

strong

emphasise

weak

inquire analyse, assess, evaluate, examine, investigate, study

sth

neutral

compare

sth to sth

neutral

contrast

sth with sth neutral

scrutinise

sth

strong

identify, illustrate

sth

neutral

define

sth as sth

neutral

articulate, clarify, explain

that

neutral

guess

speculate, suppose, suspect

that

weak

include

take into consideration

examine

explain

weak that

persuade

strong

persuade strong

convince require

stipulate

that

strong

see

view

sth as sth

weak

notice

that

weak weak

see that

observe 2

neutral

calculate

that

weak

establish

that

neutral

demonstrate

that/how

neutral

prove, reveal

that

strong

show

that/how

strong

show

strong

determine

state

comment, note, remark

that

weak

describe, express, outline, present

sth

neutral

add, declare, inform, mention, point out, remind, report, state

that

neutral

assert

that

strong

put forward

sth

weak

imply, intimate, suggest

that

weak

hypothesise, posit, postulate, propose, theorise

that

neutral

warn

sb of sth/that

strong

exhort

sb to do sth strong

advise, advocate, affirm, recommend, urge

that

strong

consider

sth

neutral

reflect

that

neutral

contend, reason

that

strong

suggest

think

Note that it is usually acceptable to use reporting verbs in either the past or present tense. The present tense is more common as this brings the past research into the present and therefore makes it more current and important.

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