Here are some helpful terms to use when summarizing language. Try to use a wide variety of vocabulary to summarize your resources.
account for | clarify | describe | exemplify | indicate | question |
analyze | compare | depict | exhibit | investigate | recognize |
argue | conclude | determine | explain | judge | reflect |
assess | criticize | distinguish | frame | justify | refer to |
assert | defend | evaluate | identify | narrate | report |
assume | define | emphasize | illustrate | persuade | review |
claim | demonstrate | examine | imply | propose | suggest |
The evidence indicates that . . . | The article assesses the effect of . . . |
The author identifies three reasons for . . . | The article questions the view that . . . |
source: University of Toronto
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