Material to assist with writing a range of nursing assignments
The verbs in this list can be used when writing an author prominent citation (e.g. Smith states ...):
| admit | contrast | evaluate | note | state |
| add | critique | explore | observe | suggest |
| ask | examine | consider | point out | show |
| ascertain | concur | expound on | postulate | say |
| analyse | conclude | emphasise | present | survey |
| assess | cite | envision | propose | synthesise |
| argue | describe | furnish | prove | stipulate |
| agree | delineate | find | question | summarise |
| address | determine | investigate | remark | trace |
| answer | define | inquire | reply | view |
| believe | demonstrate | indentify | refer to | warn |
(Source: Kennedy, M.L. & Smith, H.M. (1986), Academic writing: Working with sources across the curriculum. Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall)
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