Academic writing 2: structuring an argument

Exercise 33.3

Choose the correct collocation.

1. This paper proposes / presents / offers the case for the complete revision of the theory.
2. Recent research hints / explains / suggests that Jackson’s theory of economic development is flawed.
3. The author of the book adopts / adapts / affects an unusual position on the topic.
4. The writer of the article explains / states / declares his opinion very clearly.
5. The article concludes by briefly / shortly / precisely summarising the main points that the author wishes to put across.
6. The writer does / draws / creates some interesting parallels between life now and life in the Middle Ages.
7. I keep / take / hold firmly to my belief in the importance of basic human rights.
8. The book rises / arises / raises some key questions but fails to deal with them in a satisfactory manner.