Academic Writing Expressions
Some useful expressions used in academic writing for:
1. Stating your own position on a Subject or Topic
• The aim of this paper is to…
• The point of this article is to…
• It shall be argued in this paper/essay/review that…
• The view presented in this paper/essay/review is that..
2. Presenting your own point of view
• There are many reasons why….
• It is important/necessary to point out that…
• The first thing to be considered is…
• It is a fact that…
• There is some doubt that…
Followed by the following expressions to support your view:
• The first/second reason why….is… or Firstly/Secondly
• The most important…
• In addition, …
• Furthermore, …
• What is more, …
• Another reason is …
• A further point is …
To introduce paraphrases and direct quotes:
1. Stating the view of Another Person on a Subject or Topic Smith (1999, p. 333) In a study of …, Smith (1999, p. 333) | maintains argues asserts claims points out | that… |
Disagreeing with the Views of Others
• Smith (2002, p.123) fails to address the issue when he says ‘…’ because ……
• When Smith (2002, p.123) argues that …. His reasoning is questionable because….
• One of the main arguments against Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1) is that …
• Smith’s (2000) approach/position/methods is/are somewhat inadequate/inaccurate/insufficient because…
4. Indicating a Lack of Knowledge in a Particular Topic or Subject
• Although the research has tended to focus on…..rather less attention has been paid to…
• Although most studies, such as Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1), have emphasised/concentrated on/focussed on….. inadequate /insufficient…..
5. Drawing a Conclusion Using the Work of Others
• ….Based on these authors, a connection can be made between…
• It can be concluded from what Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1) have stated that….. is …
• When Smith’s (2001,
1. Stating your own position on a Subject or Topic
• The aim of this paper is to…
• The point of this article is to…
• It shall be argued in this paper/essay/review that…
• The view presented in this paper/essay/review is that..
2. Presenting your own point of view
• There are many reasons why….
• It is important/necessary to point out that…
• The first thing to be considered is…
• It is a fact that…
• There is some doubt that…
Followed by the following expressions to support your view:
• The first/second reason why….is… or Firstly/Secondly
• The most important…
• In addition, …
• Furthermore, …
• What is more, …
• Another reason is …
• A further point is …
To introduce paraphrases and direct quotes:
1. Stating the view of Another Person on a Subject or Topic Smith (1999, p. 333) In a study of …, Smith (1999, p. 333) | maintains argues asserts claims points out | that… |
Disagreeing with the Views of Others
• Smith (2002, p.123) fails to address the issue when he says ‘…’ because ……
• When Smith (2002, p.123) argues that …. His reasoning is questionable because….
• One of the main arguments against Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1) is that …
• Smith’s (2000) approach/position/methods is/are somewhat inadequate/inaccurate/insufficient because…
4. Indicating a Lack of Knowledge in a Particular Topic or Subject
• Although the research has tended to focus on…..rather less attention has been paid to…
• Although most studies, such as Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1), have emphasised/concentrated on/focussed on….. inadequate /insufficient…..
5. Drawing a Conclusion Using the Work of Others
• ….Based on these authors, a connection can be made between…
• It can be concluded from what Jones (2004, p. 2) and Smith (2002, p. 1) have stated that….. is …
• When Smith’s (2001,