Signal Verbs

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Signal Verbs

• Acknowledges
• Advises
• Agrees
• Allows
• Answers
• Asserts
• Believes
• Charges
• Claims
• Concludes
• Concurs
• Confirms
• Criticizes
• Declares
• Describes
• Disagrees

• Discusses
• Disputes
• Emphasizes
• Expresses
• Interprets
• Lists
• Objects
• Observes
• Offers
• Opposes
• Remarks
• Replies
• Reports

• Responds
• Reveals
• Says
• States
• Suggests
• Thinks
• Writes

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Using a signal phrase

• In his discussion of Monty Python routines,
  Crystal, a famous linguist, notes that the group
  relished breaking normal rules of language
  (107).

3
Parenthetical Citation

• A noted linguist explains that Monty Python humor
  often relies on bizarre linguistic interactions
  (Crystal 108).

4
No author? No problem!

• One analysis defines hype as an artificially
  engendered atmosphere of hysteria (Todays
  Marketplace).
• Any study of social welfare involves a close
  analysis of the impacts, the benefits, and the
  costs of its policies (Social Research
  Corporation).

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• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
  
• In-Text Citations http//owl.english.purdue.edu/o
  wl/resource/747/02/
• Formatting Quotes
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• Works Cited http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/res
  ource/747/05/
• Sample Paper http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/r
  esource/747/13/

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• Works cited
• Aichele, Michelina. Educating and Loving it.
  New Yorker 25 March 2013 24. Print.
• Caltiere, Michele. The Quest for the Perfect
  Student. Education. Harvard Media Group, Inc.,
  30 Sept. 2012, Web. 10 May 2013.
• DAmore, Christine. Getting MLA right the first
  time. CNN. Turner Broadcasting Company, 4
  October 2011. Web. 9 May 2013.
• Doyle, Jessica. English Teachers Unite! ESPN
  Magazine. Disney Corporation, 12 October 1999.
  Web. 5 May 2013.
• Students on a Mission. The New York Times. New
  York Times, 1 September 2000. Web. 6 May 2013