Reporting verbs in acdemic writing
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- Q1What are reporting verbs?to comment on someone's workare used to attribute another author’s ideas or information from others' worksshow and demonstrate something30s
- Q2Which of the following reporting verbs is commonly used to introduce the ideas or arguments of another author in academic writing?claimssummarizesdefinesdiscusses30s
- Q3Which of the following reporting verbs is commonly used to introduce the findings or results of a research study in academic writing?analyzesrevealsdiscussescompares30s
- Q4Select the appropriate reporting verb to complete the sentence: As Fluitt-Dupuy (2011) ______, after summary writing, students will be encouraged to find online and read ready movie reviews to discuss in class.showsdiscoversstates30s
- Q5Select the appropriate reporting verb to complete the sentence: Williams (2012) _______ using the process-based approach to academic writing, "which looks at multi-drafting of assignments and in a lot of second language learning we have moved in that direction because we know students benefit from getting feedback on their writingpersuadesarguesdoubts30s
- Q6Select the appropriate reporting verb to complete the sentence: Rajendram and Shi (2022) _____ that many students struggle with their studies because of undeveloped writing skills, especially writing in an academic style.explaincriticisefound30s
- Q7Select the appropriate reporting verb to complete the sentence: Fluitt-Dupuy (2011) _______ one of the main drawbacks of implementing movies in the process is the preparation time, which requires enormous efforts from teachers to design and organize a series of lessons.compares thatrejects thatargues that30s
- Q8Choose the appropriate reporting verb with more neutral position: Hyland and Hamp-Lyons (2002) _______ that online tools could be also resources for academic writing to increase interaction between students.recommendsuggesturge30s
- Q9Choose the appropriate reporting verb with more strong position: Charles and Pecorari (2015) ______ tasks with authentic non-academic materials based on evidence “stimulates interest, engagement and brainstorming to get ideas”claim thatassume thatagree that30s