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verbs for signal phrases

acknowledged confirmed granted refuted
added contended hypothesized rejected
admitted continued illustrated replied
argued declared implied reported
asserted denied insisted responded
believed described noted showed
claimed disputed noticed studied
commented emphasized pointed out suggested
compared explained proposed wrote
concluded found reasoned  

 

Adapted from Diana Hacker, A Writer's Reference. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. 336.

 

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