This List below is copied from http://www.thecaveonline.com/APEH/said.html I have highlighted in yellow
31 words that I would expect you to be able to use an in essay.
Your homework is to find examples on the
internet of 20 of these words. We are going to compile a list of example
sentences together so you can see how these words are used to introduce
paraphrases and quotations in the “real world.”
1) There are two ways you can find the
words. You can look through online readings, such as a newspaper or other news
websites (www.cnn.com , www.seattletimes.com , www.foxnews.com , www.slate.com ) or you can do a google search
for these words by typing the word you are looking for into www.google.com . We are not looking
for more definitions of the words or for you to write sentences using the
words, but for actual examples of how they are used in published writings.
2) Once you find an example, copy the
sentence before it and the sentence that it is in and paste that into an email
message for me. To copy and paste, highlight the word and type “Ctrl C” to
paste type “Ctrl V.”
3) Your email should have a list of 20
examples, or 40 sentences. For example:
Declared:
The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence is an act of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government Assembly of Kosovo, adopted on 17 February 2008, which declared Kosovo to be independent from Serbia.
4) Please send your email to efriedenson@shoreline.edu
Make sure your subject line says “ESL099, your name, “Said” Homework”
GENERAL
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SYNONYM |
MEANING |
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added |
to embellish or enhance an argument |
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continued |
to further an earlier point |
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stated |
to say, usually confined to quotes or paraphrases from documents, or to official statements |
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announced |
to declare publicly or formally |
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asserted |
to state positively, with great confidence but no objective proof |
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commented |
to make a remark to explain, interpret, or criticize |
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declared |
to make known clearly and openly |
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observed |
to mention casually |
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remarked |
to make a brief, casual statement of opinion |
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reported |
to give an account of; to carry message; to give a formal statement |
ACKNOWLEDGING OR REVEALING
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SYNONYM |
MEANING |
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acknowledged |
implies reluctant disclosure of something that might have been a secret |
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admitted |
implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede, and usually refers to facts rather than their implication |
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affirmed |
implies deep conviction and unlikelihood of contradiction |
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alleged |
to assert or declare, especially without proof |
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avowed |
implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility |
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conceded |
similar to acknowledge and admit |
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confessed |
may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt |
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disclosed |
to reveal something previously concealed |
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divulged |
to reveal something that should have remained secret or private, which may imply a breach of confidence |
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revealed |
to make something known that had been secret or hidden |
INQUISITIVE
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SYNONYM |
MEANING |
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begged |
to ask in a humble or earnest manner |
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demanded |
to ask for boldly or urgently |
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implored |
to ask with great fervor, implying desperation or great distress |
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insisted |
to demand strongly, to declare firmly |
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pleaded |
to answer a legal charge, to offer as an excuse or defense, to implore or beg |
EXPLANATORY
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SYNONYM |
MEANING |
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answered |
to respond to a question |
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explained |
to make an explanation |
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rejoined |
to answer an objection |
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replied |
to answer a question or comment |
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responded |
to reply to a question or comment |
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retorted |
to reply to a charge or criticism in a sharp, witty way |
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returned |
to reply to a charge or criticism in a sharp, witty way; to answer an objection |
ARGUMENTATIVE
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SYNONYM |
MEANING |
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contended |
to argue or dispute |
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countered |
to dispute |
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emphasized |
to stress |
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exclaimed |
to speak suddenly or vehemently |
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maintained |
to assert, to support by argument, to affirm |
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proclaimed |
to announce officially |
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proposed |
to set forth a design or plan |
SUGGESTIVE
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SYNONYM |
MEANING |
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hinted |
implies slight or remote suggestion |
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implied |
similar to suggest, but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed |
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insinuated |
refers to conveying a usually unpleasant idea in a sly, underhanded manner |
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intimated |
stresses delicacy of suggestion |
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suggested |
to propose as a possibility, to convey indirectly by putting an idea into the mind by association |
TONE
The following words all describe manners of speaking or tones of voice and should be used when necessary and appropriate.
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SYNONYM |
MEANING |
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barked |
to speak or shout sharply |
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bellowed |
to roar, to cry out loudly in anger or fear |
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cackled |
to laugh cynically or sneer; implies sinister intent |
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cried |
to call for help, to shout, to sob, to weep |
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croaked |
to make a sound like a frog or raven, to talk dismally |
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declaimed |
to speak in a pompous way or deliver a tirade |
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drawled |
to speak in a way that prolongs the vowels |
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joked |
to make a joke |
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mumbled |
to utter inarticulate or almost inaudible sounds |
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murmured |
to speak in a low, indistinct voice |
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muttered |
to speak angry or discontented words in a low, indistinct voice |
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roared |
to utter a loud, deep sound |
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scolded |
to find fault with angrily |
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shouted |
to make a loud cry or call |
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shrieked |
to make a loud, piercing cry or sound |
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wailed |
to express grief or pain through long, loud cries |
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whispered |
to speak softly, especially to avoid being overheard |
More words to consider
To express belief that something is true:
When thinking about something:
To express doubt:
When questioning: