COMMON VERBS USED IN ACADEMIC WRITING

•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