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Academic Vocabulary








                 Verbs Frequently Used with Connectors in Academic Writing



                   be             do              make                 should            suggest
                   can            have            recognize            state             take


                Source: Corpus of Contemporary American English (Davies 2008–)



                  ACTIVITY 8     Vocabulary in Academic Writing

               Complete the sentences with the correct form of the correct verb in parentheses.

               Subject Area      Example from Academic Writing

               History           1. Historians often disagree about the causes of war, but all historians
                                                         (recognize / suggest / have) its impact on a nation.

               Business          2. Companies                       (do / take / make) every effort to test market a
                                  product. In addition, they conduct studies to identify potential users of the product.
               Health            3. Although most participants in the health study agreed that they

                                                         (should / do / have) exercise more, few changed their habits.
               Psychology        4. Initial research showed that parents do not                  (be / make / take)
                                  their children to psychologists because they do not believe it will help.

               Education         5. While many children enter school intellectually prepared to learn, some
                                                         (have / state / be) still in need of basic social skills.

               Political         6. State governments are modeled after the federal government, so they
               Science
                                                         (state / have / should) the same three branches.

               Environmental    7. Environmental scientists recently                    (state / recognize / make)
               Science            to Congress that the nation’s air quality is continuing to decline rapidly.

               Literature        8. In “The Interlopers,” the narrator appeals to the reader’s emotions with specific

                                  events. For example, the narrator                     (make / can / suggest) that
                                  the two characters will become friends, causing the reader to feel their joy.

               Philosophy        9. Studying philosophy                     (be / can / take) help one become better
                                  at using logic to evaluate and solve problems.
               Music             10. Listening to classical music while studying                 (be / should / do)

                                  not guarantee a student will perform better on an exam.


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