Words To Include In Academic Writing

noun a word or phrase referring to a person, place, thing, quality, etc.

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

• During the meeting, she made a brief mention of the upcoming project.
• I forgot to mention that the party is at my place tomorrow.
• Did you hear about that new movie? It's worth a mention.
• His name is never mentioned in our household anymore.