To avoid monotony, try to vary both the language and the placement of your signal phrases.
Model signal phrases
In the words of researchers Greenfield and Davis, “. . .”
As legal scholar Jay Kesan has noted, “. . .”
The ePolicy Institute, an organization that advises companies about reducing risks from technology, reports that “. . .”
“. . . ,” writes Daniel Tynan, “. . .”
“. . . ,” attorney Schmitt claims.
Kizza and Ssanyu offer a persuasive counterargument: “. . .”
Verbs in signal phrases
| acknowledges | comments | endorses | reasons |
| adds | compares | grants | refutes |
| admits | confirms | illustrates | rejects |
| agrees | contends | implies | reports |
| argues | declares | insists | responds |
| asserts | denies | notes | suggests |
| believes | disputes | observes | thinks |
| claims | emphasizes | points out | writes |