Reporting Verbs in Academic Writing

Reporting verbs are used when citing other writers’ work or ideas. Examples of reporting verbs are ’state’, ’argue’, ’discuss’ and ’report’. They have differences in meaning, strength and grammar usage. The video also shows examples in an authentic academic text. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 Intro and definition 01:37 Meaning of reporting verbs 03:32 Strength of reporting verbs 05:49 Grammar of reporting verbs 09:10 According to end of sentence citations 10:17 Reporting verbs in an authentic text ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Video created using VideoScribe software [affiliate link]: