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Verbs for Introducing Sources and Quotations
Capturing Authorial Action
Author X ...
- acknowledges that (blank).
- argues that (blank).
- agrees that (blank).
- believes that (blank).
- denies/does not deny (blank).
- claims that (blank).
- complains that (blank).
- concedes that (blank).
- demonstrates that (blank).
- deplores the tendency to (blank).
- celebrates the fact that (blank).
- emphasizes that (blank).
- insists that (blank).
- observes that (blank).
- questions whether (blank).
- refutes the claim that (blank).
- reminds us that (blank).
- reports that (blank).
- suggests that (blank).
- urges us to (blank).
Introducing Quotations
- X states, "(blank)."
- As X puts it, "(blank)."
- According to X, "(blank)."
- X writes, "(blank)."
- In her book/essay (blank), X maintains that "(blank)."
- Writing in the journal (blank), X complains that "(blank)."
- In X's view, (blank).
- X agrees when she writes, "(blank)."
- X disagrees when he writes, "(blank)."
- X complicates matters further when he writes, "(blank)."
Explaining Quotations
- Basically/Essentially, X is saying (blank).
- In other words, X believes (blank).
- In making this comment, X urges us to (blank).
- X is corroborating the idea that (blank).
- X's point is that (blank).
- The core/gist/meaning/significance of X's argument is that (blank).