30 Reporting Verbs
Reporting Verbs
Words you can use instead of “says,” “tells,” or “talks about.”
| maintains
observes believes insists asks reports reveals |
suggests
notes implies asserts advises points out declares |
explains
establishes contends claims describes finds proposes |
Some introductory phrases:
- (The author) states in (this article) that…
- (The author), in (this article) shows that…
- In (this article), (the author) writes that…
- As (the author) says in (this article),…
- The main idea of (the author’s article) is…
