the Reporting verbs

  the Reporting verbs  

Examples of reporting verbs	The message
State, say, write, document, report, study, express	Giving factual information
View, believe, think, regard, consider, reflect	What the author thought
Categorise, assess, examine, use, compare, contrast, focus on, explain, add, ask, discuss Emphasise, invoke, note, point out, reason, posit, hypothesise, remark, detail, concentrate, define,  describe, determine, establish, explore, formulate, identify, illustrate, include, list, postulate, survey	The procedure/ How the author did it
Find, observe, obtain, associate, conclude, recommend, confirm, agree, propose, show	What the author found
Challenge, dismiss, dispute, diverge from, object to, oppose, advise, advocate, argue, contend, assert, caution, declare,  doubt,  maintain, presume	Considers the cited author’s position
Demonstrate, identify, improve, recognize, substantiate, highlight, confirm, prove, admit, contend, convey, endorse, imply, indicate, infer, refute, reveal, stress, suggest	Your evaluation of the work
confuse, disregard, ignore, misuse, neglect, misinterpret, generalize, insist, assume, condone, deny, reject	Your negative evaluation of the work