Using Accurate Verbs in Your Signal Phrases

Acknowledges                                     Declares                                             Proposes

Adds                                                    Describes                                           Reasons

Admits                                                 Denies                                                 Recalls

Agrees                                                 Disputes                                              Refutes

Analyzes                                             Emphasizes                                        Rejects

Argues                                                 Endorses                                            Reports

Asks                                                    Explains                                              Responds

Asserts                                                Finds                                                   Reveals

Believes                                              Grants                                                 Says

Claims                                                 Hopes                                                  Sees

Comments                                          Illustrates                                             Shows

Compares                                           Implies                                                 Speculates

Complains                                           Insists                                                  States

Concedes                                           Maintains                                             Suggests

Concludes                                           Notes                                                   Supposes

Confirms                                             Observes                                            Tells

Considers                                           Offers                                                  Thinks

Contends                                            Opines                                                 Urges

Decides                                               Points Out                                           Writes