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Useful Phrases Academic style - Coggle Diagram
Useful Phrases
Academic style
KEY
Key adjectives
relative to
relevant to
characteristic of
specific to
common to
appropriate to
typical of
abstract
concrete
simple
complex
quantitative
qualitative
accurate
inaccurate
significant
insignificant
rough
precise
apparent discrepancy between
potential problem with
principal cause of
rigorous methodology
Key verbs:
discuss
involve
investigate
conduct
consider
illustrate
assume
find
calculate
demonstrate
identify
analyse
support
challenge
examine
affect
provide
include
develop
establish
classify
account for
present
attempt
emphasise / put a lot of emphasis on
explore - carry out an exploration
describe / give a descriptioin of
provide an explanation for
occur
accommodate
Key adverbs
comparatively
relatively
especially
particularly
specially
somewhat
considerably
primarily
largely
mostly
directly
approximately
precisely
frequently
eventually
ultimately
essentially
explicitly
generally
specifically
implicitly
specifically
Key phrasal verbs
put forward = present
carry out = conduct
make up = constitute
be made up of = consist of
point out = highlight
set out (to do smth) = aim
go into = discuss
look back over = revise, review
go through = check
work out = come to a conclusion about
Key quantifying expressions
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large
(
great, small, considerable, substatial, significant, enormous, total, surprising, excessive, fair, reasonable
)
amount of / number of
.. in total
couple of
the bulk of
.. as a whole
in excess of
fewer and fewer
less and less
more and more
more or less
no fewer than
Word combinations
NOUNS
alternative way
efficient way
fair way
practical way
convenient way
proper way
acceptable
discover a way to do smth
devise a way to do smth
work out a way to do smth
develop a way to do smth
decisive role
challenging role
conflicting role
influential role
key role
pivotal role
define the role
strengthen the role
crucial element
decisive element
fundamental element
useful contact
valuable contact
constant contact
frequent contact
intermittent contact
come into contact with
establish contact
maintain cntact
lose contact
considerable debate
heated debate
intense debate
public debate
engage in debate
contribute to a debate
debate surrounding an issue
conflicting results
preliminary results
unforeseen results
encouraging results
decisive results
collect results
collate results
question results
invalidate results
Adjectives
important aspect
important contribution
important difference
important implications
important point
important question
important reason
important element
significant increase
significant reduction
significant number
significant proportion
major
role
changes
problem
factor
issue
concern
difference
theme
contribution
point
enormous (consideralbe)
amount
expansion
number
range
range
diversity
difference
variation
extent
degree
impact
power
influence
significance
interest
particular
interest
attention
significance
importance
concern
widespread
belief
acceptance
support
opposition
assumption
use
common
practice
experience
use
concern
knowledge
ground
feature
interest
specific
context
information
case
type
form
purpose
characteristics
conditions
example
inevitable
consequence
outcome
collapse
dicline
conflict
effect
developments
explicit
reference
statement
comparison
account
mention
relevant
data
documents
information
details
factors
Verbs
mainly / partly / loosely
base on
research
theory
story
hypothesis
generally / commonly / invariable
assocate
word
idea
theory
term
briefly / thoroughly
discuss
idea
problem
issue
question
topic
theme
firmly / clearly / conclusively
establish
relationship
connection
briefly / critically / thoroughly
examine
fact
evidence
effects
aspects
be
correctly / clearly / closely
identified
with /
identify
causes
factors
issues
properties
needs
approach
origin
pose
a question concerning
strongly
suggest
list
the main
causes
features
characteristics
specifically
refer
to
observed
changes
trends
differences