University:
Georgia Southern University
Course:
ENGL 1101 | Composition I
Academic year:

2021
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104

Pages:

2
Author:

Dominick Dickson

Strong Analytical Verbs To help you move away from summary and toward ANALYSIS, you need to begin to incorporate strong verbs into your writing and speaking when discussing the writer’s choices.  WEAK Says/goes on to say/tells/this quote shows/the author is trying/uses  Make the text, author, or device active! STRONG VERBS (Analysis) Instead of show (in an obvious way)... Instead of show (in a subtle way)... Instead of show (in terms of to create more…) Instead of show (in negative terms)... Instead of show (based on connections to other ideas)…  Instead of show (for Instead of use... a specific literary feature)... Construct Create Illustrate Indicate Portray Represent Reveal Signify Conveys Display Establish Present Explain Demonstrate Explore Exemplify Acknowledge Express Discuss Project Question Typify Imply Hint Suggest Consider Facilitate Question  Illuminate Highlight Emphasize Build Distinguish Underscore Accentuate Extend Enhance Expand Maximize Expound Substantiate Overstate  Expose Critique Criticize Complicate Dismiss Exploit Minimize Manipulate Obscure Implicate Undermine Probe Omit Compare Connect Reflect Elaborate Contradict Compliment Clarify Integrate Manipulate Parallel Qualify Quantify Characterize Connote Depicts Symbolize Allude to Foreshadow Describe Denote Feature Outline Structure Shape Reference Group  Specify Guide  Employ Utilize Wield Apply Strong Analytical Verbs Address Argue Assert Augment Broaden Calculate Capitalize Claim Confine Correct Convince Declare Deduce Defend Deny Determine Differentiate Disagree Discard Duplicate Enable Engage Exacerbate Examine Exclude Exhibit Explain Forecast Formulate Fracture Generalize Hamper Hypothesize Identify Impair Implement Improve Include ADDITIONAL STRONG VERBS (Analysis)  Incorporate Induce Initiate Inquire Instigate Intervene Invert Isolate Justify Locate Loosen Maintain Manifest Measure Merge Modify Monitor Necessitate Negate Nullify Observe Obtain Offer Optimize Organize Persist Point out Possess Predict Produce Promote Propose Prove Provide Realize Recommend Reconstruct Redefine Reduce Refer Reference Refine Refute Regard Reject Relate Remove Repair Report Resolve Retrieve Reveal Revise Separate Simulate Solve Support Suspend Sustain Tailor Terminate Testify Theorize Translate Understand Unify Validate Vary View Vindicate Yield Attest Clarify Confirm Determine