Question 1

advocate (advocates, advocating, advocated)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you advocate a particular action or
plan, you recommend it publicly. [FORMAL]
■ a conservative who advocates fewer
government controls on business ■ the tax
policy advocated by the Opposition

Question 2

acknowledge (acknowledges,
acknowledging, acknowledged)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you acknowledge a fact or a
situation, you accept or admit that it is
true or that it exists. [FORMAL] ■ [+ that]
It is widely acknowledged that transferring
knowledge in a classroom environment is very
inefficient.

Question 3

object (objects, objecting, objected)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you object to something, you
express your dislike or disapproval of it.
■ [+ to] A lot of people will object to the book.
■ [+ that] Cullen objected that his small staff
would be unable to handle the added work.

Question 4

outline (outlines, outlining, outlined)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you outline an idea or a plan, you
explain it in a general way. ■ The mayor
outlined his plan to clean up the town’s image.

Question 5

assert (asserts, asserting, asserted)

Accepted Answer

VERB If someone asserts a fact or belief,
they state it firmly. [FORMAL] ■ The senator
plans to assert that the bill violates the First
Amendment. ■ The defendants continue to
assert their innocence.

Question 6

dispute (disputes, disputing, disputed)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you dispute a fact, statement, or
theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue.
■ He disputed the allegations. ■ [+ that] No
one disputes that vitamin C is of great value in
the treatment of scurvy.

Question 7

imply (implies, implying, implied)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you imply that something is the
case, you say something which indicates
that it is the case in an indirect way. ■ ‘Are
you implying that I had something to do with
those attacks?

Question 8

question (questions, questioning,
questioned)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you question something, you have
or express doubts about whether it is true,
reasonable, or worthwhile. ■ Scientists
began questioning the validity of the research
because they could not reproduce the
experiments

Question 9

benefit (benefits)

Accepted Answer

benefit (benefits)
NOUN The benefit of something is the help
that you get from it or the advantage that
results from it. ■ [+ of] the benefits of this form
of therapy ■ For maximum benefit, use your
treatment every day

Question 10

justify (justifies, justifying, justified)

Accepted Answer

VERB To justify a decision, action, or idea
means to show or prove that it is reasonable
or necessary. ■ No argument can justify a war.
■ Ministers agreed that this decision was fully
justified by economic conditions.

Question 11

debate (debates)

Accepted Answer

NOUN A debate is a discussion about a
subject on which people have different
views. ■ An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government. ■ [+ about] There has
been a lot of debate among scholars about
this.

Question 12

discussion (discussions)

Accepted Answer

discussion (discussions)
NOUN If there is discussion about
something, people talk about it, often in
order to reach a decision. ■ [+ about] There
was a lot of discussion about the wording of
the report.

Question 13

drawback (drawbacks)

Accepted Answer

NOUN A drawback is an aspect of
something or someone that makes them
less acceptable than they would otherwise
be. ■ He felt the apartment’s only drawback
was that it was too small.

Question 14

evidence

Accepted Answer

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Evidence is anything
that you see, experience, read, or are told
that causes you to believe that something is
true or has really happened. ■ [+ of/for] the
scientific evidence for global warming

Question 15

proof(proofs)

Accepted Answer

NOUN Proof is a fact, argument, or piece
of evidence which shows that something
is definitely true or definitely exists.
■ [+ of] You have to have proof of residence
in the state of Texas, such as a Texas ID card.

The art of persuasio

Using reporting verbs to present points of view I Recognizing synonyms

Question	Answer
advocate (advocates, advocating, advocated)	VERB If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. [FORMAL] ■ a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business ■ the tax policy advocated by the Opposition
acknowledge (acknowledges, acknowledging, acknowledged)	VERB If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists. [FORMAL] ■ [+ that] It is widely acknowledged that transferring knowledge in a classroom environment is very inefficient.
object (objects, objecting, objected)	VERB If you object to something, you express your dislike or disapproval of it. ■ [+ to] A lot of people will object to the book. ■ [+ that] Cullen objected that his small staff would be unable to handle the added work.
outline (outlines, outlining, outlined)	VERB If you outline an idea or a plan, you explain it in a general way. ■ The mayor outlined his plan to clean up the town’s image.
assert (asserts, asserting, asserted)	VERB If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly. [FORMAL] ■ The senator plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment. ■ The defendants continue to assert their innocence.
dispute (disputes, disputing, disputed)	VERB If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. ■ He disputed the allegations. ■ [+ that] No one disputes that vitamin C is of great value in the treatment of scurvy.
imply (implies, implying, implied)	VERB If you imply that something is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way. ■ ‘Are you implying that I had something to do with those attacks?
question (questions, questioning, questioned)	VERB If you question something, you have or express doubts about whether it is true, reasonable, or worthwhile. ■ Scientists began questioning the validity of the research because they could not reproduce the experiments
benefit (benefits)	benefit (benefits) NOUN The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it. ■ [+ of] the benefits of this form of therapy ■ For maximum benefit, use your treatment every day
justify (justifies, justifying, justified)	VERB To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary. ■ No argument can justify a war. ■ Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
debate (debates)	NOUN A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. ■ An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government. ■ [+ about] There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.
discussion (discussions)	discussion (discussions) NOUN If there is discussion about something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision. ■ [+ about] There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report.
drawback (drawbacks)	NOUN A drawback is an aspect of something or someone that makes them less acceptable than they would otherwise be. ■ He felt the apartment’s only drawback was that it was too small.
evidence	UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Evidence is anything that you see, experience, read, or are told that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened. ■ [+ of/for] the scientific evidence for global warming
proof(proofs)	NOUN Proof is a fact, argument, or piece of evidence which shows that something is definitely true or definitely exists. ■ [+ of] You have to have proof of residence in the state of Texas, such as a Texas ID card.

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