Academic Language List
Referring
Supported by/best supported by
Interpretation/best interpretation
Expression/equation
Expressed
Best completes
Effect that persuades
Lends support to
Reason for
Directly contributes to
Primarily
Resulted in
Significance
According to
Because of
Lack of evidence
Evidence
Influence
Associated with
Summary/summarize
Examining
Which of the following
Describe(s)/best describes
Established make a connection
Supports the idea
Important to
Details belongs
Which of the following details
Author’s approach
Selection
Challenge/challenging
Establishes
Conclude/conclusion
Mainly/mainly about
Best summary/summarizes
least likely/most likely
Lies within
Lies between
Which rule/method/process/procedure
Reduced
Examine
Most affected by
Characteristic
True/not true
Remains
Directly/indirectly
Occur if the trend continues
Cause the difference
Most limits
Predict
Explain
Verify
Justify
Generate
Calculate/find/determine/solve
Nth term
Valid/not valid
Estimate/approximately/closest to/reasonable
Results in
Reasonableness
Significantly impacts