Whether you are quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing, you can use signal phrases to tell readers that you are about to introduce a source. Signal phrases usually contain the following:
The table below shows a list of commonly used signal phrases:
|
Author is neutral |
Author suggests |
Author argues |
Author agrees |
Author disagrees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
comments |
concludes |
claims |
admits |
complains |