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Parts of speech: Difference between revisions
→attribution or reporting or signaling verb
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*** a conclusion (conclude, discern, discover, find, summarizes | *** a conclusion (conclude, discern, discover, find, summarizes | ||
*** an explanation (articulate, clarify, define, explain, identify, illustrate) | *** an explanation (articulate, clarify, define, explain, identify, illustrate) | ||
* verbs of attribution are transitive, thus require a direct object | |||
** thus take an object | |||
*** can be a noun clause (as direct object | |||
**** ''The teacher said '''grammar is important''''' | |||
**** or prepositional phrase (as adverb) | |||
***** ''The teacher believes '''in grammar''''' | |||
** if the verb has a simple direct object noun it is not acting as a reporting verb, just as an action verb: | |||
*** ''The teacher emphasizes grammar'' | |||
* see https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/reporting-verbs | * see https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/reporting-verbs | ||