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Power Verbs To Use in Your Writing

This document provides a list of power verbs to use in writing for different types of essays. It separates the verbs into categories based on essay type: literary essay verbs that refer to depicting or showing information; report/persuasive essay verbs that refer to analyzing data or stances; verbs for essays involving beginnings, causes and effects; verbs for persuasive essays about possibilities and outcomes; and verbs for reports or essays involving laws or legal issues. The verbs within each category express actions related to displaying, examining, initiating, accomplishing or allowing/prohibiting depending on the essay's focus.

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Power Verbs To Use in Your Writing

This document provides a list of power verbs to use in writing for different types of essays. It separates the verbs into categories based on essay type: literary essay verbs that refer to depicting or showing information; report/persuasive essay verbs that refer to analyzing data or stances; verbs for essays involving beginnings, causes and effects; verbs for persuasive essays about possibilities and outcomes; and verbs for reports or essays involving laws or legal issues. The verbs within each category express actions related to displaying, examining, initiating, accomplishing or allowing/prohibiting depending on the essay's focus.

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Power verbs to use in your writing!

Literary Essay

Alludes to
Attests
Clarifies
Confirms
Conveys
Denotes
Depicts
Determines
Displays
Emphasizes
Entails
Establishes
Exemplifies
Explains
Exposes
Expounds
Highlights
Hints
Illustrates
Implies
Connotes
Indicates
Portrays
Represents
Reveals
Shows
Signifies
Substantiates
Suggests
Typifies
Underscores

Report or
Persuasive
Essay
that refers to
an
experts
opinion or
research
studies
Analyzes
Assumes
Concludes
Confirms
Considers
Construes
Deduces
Deliberates
Demonstrates
Examines
Explores
Identifies

Imparts
Indicates

Maintains
Manifests
Misconstrues

Observes
Perceives
Pinpoints
Presumes
Questions
Reasons
Refers
Remarks
Scrutinizes
Speculates
Substantiates
Supports
Supposes
Theorizes
Upholds
Validates
Verifies

Report or
Persuasive
Essay
that describes
beginnings,
causes, effects,
etc.

Advances
Affects
Compels
Discovers
Empowers
Forces
Generates
Ignites
Impacts
Imposes
Incites
Includes
Influences
Initiates
Initiates
Commences
Instigates
Introduces
Involves
Kindles
Launches
Leads to
Presents
Pressures
Promotes
Prompts
Provokes
Results in
Sparks
Stimulates
Triggers
Yields

Persuasive
Essay
that refers to
the
possibilities of
what
ideas can do,
create, or assist
with
Accomplishes
Achieves
Aids
Alleviates
Ameliorates
Assembles
Assists
Attains
Attempts
Augments
Builds
Constructs
Delivers
Develops
Discourages
Emits
Encourages
Engenders
Enhances
Enriches
Establishes
Expands
Facilitates
Grants
Improves
Increases
Manufactures
Offers
Produces
Progresses
Provides
Reaches
Supplies
Transforms

Report or
Persuasive
Essay that
involves laws
or legal
proposals

Authorizes
Allows
Permits
Sanctions
Licenses
Documents
Consents
Forbids
Prohibits
Disallows
Endorses
Bans
Secures
Guarantees
Bars
Outlaws
Inhibits
Hinders
Prevents
Precludes
Thwarts
Averts
Defends
Protects
Safeguards
Guards
Neglects

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