Examine10how industrial growth has affected any two developing countries. Provide11 statistical evidence where necessary and include a discussion of likely future trends.
1 which are part of/included in 2 organise and do 3 draw something in order to explain something 4 accepting something to be true 5 discover by calculating (see 6) 6 judge the number or amount of something and adding, multiplying, subtracting or dividing numbers 7 show, make clear 8 recognise someone or something and say or prove who or what they are 9 questions whether it is true 10 look at or consider carefully and in detail 11 give
B More key verbs These extracts from academic books contain other key verbs.
In developing methods to explain the significance of health status measures, one can classify1ways of establishing2quality of life into two main types.
The length of time spent on the tasks may account for3the decrease in motivation which was seen4in many of the participants.
The data presented5 in Chapter 3 showed6 that the age of the subjects was not the main factor.
Political theory attempts7 to build bridges between different schools of political thought.
1 divide things into groups according to their type 2 discover or get proof of 3 explain 4 see is often used in the passive in academic style 5 given 6 proved 7 (formal) tries
C Verbs which combine with noun forms of key verbs Often in academic style, a verb + the noun form of the key verb is used.
verb
verb + noun
example
explain
give/provide/offer an explanation (of/for)
The model provides an explanation for the differences between the two sets of data.
explore
carry out an exploration (of)
Kumar carried out an exploration of music genius.
emphasise
place/put emphasis (on)
The hospital puts a lot of emphasis on training nurses.
