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5. The textbook, English Year 2, ____________________ [evaluate] by Aroo (2012) before.
On average, the first teacher _______________ [rate] the textbook 2.90 (upon 4.00) that

_______________ [tobe] slightly lower than the second’s teacher rating (M = 3.20).
6. Scientist initially ______________ [conduct] experiment which ____________ [clone]

gene X into shuttle vector in 2003.
7. Numerous studies _____________________ [conduct] to understand the influence of

gender toward students’ learning attitude. Heemskerk et al. (2009)
___________________ [investigate] gender inclusiveness and differences in the
educational setting of 81 ninth-grade students aged 14-15 years.

8. In 2005, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ___________________ [publish] an article which
__________________ [suggest] a government cover-up of a link between autism and the

vaccine preservative thimerosal. Nowadays, scientists ___________________ [point out]
some errors of the theory.
9. Baumeister (1998) famous experiment of “cookies and radishes” ___________________

[show] a significant correlation between willpower and resistance. However, a recent
study __________________ [claim] that there _____________ [tobe] no connection

between “fuel” and the strength of willpower.
10. As a science, psychology ____________________ [evolve] broadly. Oedipus complex”

and “penis envy” ______________ [tobe] some crazy ideas by today’s standards which
people once sincerely _______________ [believe].

Reporting Verbs

Verbs for describing
state to indicate the source presents something as a fact
point out to indicate the source presents something as a fact
explain to indicate the source gives details of how or why something happens
argue to indicate the source presents a position on an issue
reject to indicate the source disagree with the position
discuss to indicate the issue or topic that the source examines
mention to indicate that a source deals very briefly with an issue
note to indicate that a source deals very briefly with an issue
evaluate to indicate that the source makes a judgment regarding an issue
conclude to indicate the conclusion your source reaches
suggest to indicate the source thinks something is possibly true
emphasize to indicate the source’s most important point

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