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REPORTING VERBS
In academic writing it is necessary to refer to the research of others using reporting verbs.
Reporting verbs help the reader understand the relevance of the sources in your writing and can help you to
strengthen your argument. However, we can sometimes get stuck by repeatedly using ‘states’ or ‘reports’;
there are many other reporting verbs that can show how you feel about the research and how the authors view
their own research.
It was found that all these factors contributed significantly to the flow behaviour. As
expected, low fluid Reynolds number, smooth stenosis transitions and low degrees of
severity tended to have little effect on the flow1.
Past tense
Use past tense:
− when referring to activity that was completed as part of the methodology
− when referring to information that was once considered true, but has now been discounted.
Answers
1. (a); 2. (c); 3. (e); 4. (d); 5. (b)
Study Tips: Reporting verbs 2 May 2012