The Most Common Verbs Used in Academic Writing in English;
•Modify | •Monitor | •Classify |
•Seek | •Compensate | •Deduct |
•Function | •Legislate | •Achieve |
•Locate | •Validate | •Communicate |
•Invest | •Survey | •Constrain |
•Allocate | •Precede | •Channel |
•Enforce | •Faciliate | •Retain |
•Contribute | •Emphasize | •Interact |
•Obtain | •Restrict | •Alternate |
•Adapt | •Comprehend | •Comprise |
•Expand | •Promote | •Consult |
•Contradict | •Reinforce | •Confine |
•Generate | •Inhibit | •Aid |
•Pursue | •Assume | •Contract |
•Categorize | •Evaluate | •Participate |
•Implement | •Prioritize | •Define |
•Consent | •Demonstrate | •Illustrate |
•Identify | •Occur | •Conduct |
•Contrast | •Integrate | •Deviate |
•Restore | •Diminish | •State |
•Maintain | •Regulate | •Transfer |
•Require | •Assist | •Consume |
•Grant | •Occupy | •Indicate |
•Attain | •Claim | •Decline |
•Confirm | •Intervene | •Reverse |