Signal verbs
| acknowledges | concludes | emphasizes | replies |
| advises | concurs | expresses | reports |
| agrees | confirms | interprets | responds |
| allows | criticizes | lists | reveals |
| answers | declares | objects | says |
| asserts | describes | observes | states |
| believes | disagrees | offers | suggests |
| charges | discusses | opposes | thinks |
| claims | disputes | remarks | writes |