Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Verbs for Signal Phrases

Author is neutral: describes, explains, illustrates, notes, observes, points out, thinks.

Author infers or suggests: asks, assesses, concludes, finds, proposes, shows, supposes, suggests.

Author argues: claims, contends, defends, holds, insists, maintains.

Author agrees: admits, agrees, concedes, concurs, grants.

Author is uneasy or disparaging: belittles, bemoans, complains, condemns, deplores, deprecates, derides, laments, warns.

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