REPORTING VERBS
In academic writing, you will often need to refer to the research of others, also called secondary sources. A reporting verb is a word which is used to talk about or report on other people's work. Reporting verbs can be used to great effect, but the difficulty with using them is that there are many, and each of them has a slightly different and often subtle meaning.
Function and strength of reporting verbs
Some verbs are weaker in their function, while others are strong. Some verbs are followed by a
preposition (e.g. as, to, for, with, of), while others are followed by a noun or ‘that’
. In addition, some verbs can fit more than one category e.g. warns can be used to disagree with, emphasise or examine an idea.
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