They Say: Her Point Is

Introducing Summaries and Quotations

She advocates __.

They celebrate the fact that __.

__, he admits.

Verbs

Making a Claim

  • argue
  • assert
  • believe
  • claim
  • emphasize
  • insist
  • observe
  • remind us
  • report
  • suggest

Expressing Agreement

  • acknowledge
  • admire
  • agree
  • celebrate the fact that
  • corroborate
  • do not deny
  • endorse
  • extol
  • praise
  • reaffirm
  • support
  • verify

Questioning or Disagreeing

  • complain
  • complicate
  • contend
  • contradict
  • deny
  • deplore the tendency to
  • qualify
  • question
  • refute
  • reject
  • renounce
  • repudiate

Making Recommendations

  • advocate
  • call for
  • demand
  • encourage
  • exhort
  • implore
  • plead
  • recommend
  • urge
  • warn