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Academic Vocabulary
Verbs Frequently Used with Noun Clauses in Academic Writing
be feel prefer report show
do find remember serve suggest
Source: Corpus of Contemporary American English (Davies 2008–)
ACTIVITY 7 Vocabulary in Academic Writing
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs listed in the box. For some sentences, more
than one answer is possible.
Subject Area Example from Academic Writing
Earth Science 1. As a result of advances in science, the average jewelry shopper is often unable to tell
if a gemstone natural or synthetic.
Psychology 2. What people about an event often differs from what actually
took place.
Education 3. Whether the test results improved vocabulary development
among students in bilingual programs remains unknown.
Technology 4. It is interesting that many people to use their smartphones
as computers rather than as phones.
History 5. According to historians, some accounts of war battles that
the greatest generals made decisions confidently and inspired their troops.
Business 6. Businesses generally gain repeat customers when people
the product they want at the price they want.
Political 7. Based on election day polls, it appears that senior citizens
Science more compelled to vote in an election than younger voters do.
Literature 8. What writers is bring a reader’s imagination alive.
Anthropology 9. Because of artifacts discovered near the Great Lakes, anthropologists have concluded
that the area as a Viking trading post.
Biology 10. What wildlife biologists about animal behavior in the wild
contributes to humanity’s understanding of how a species survives.
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