Yang5s1 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Claim/assert/maintain/show
2.Which of the following words is NOT suitable to be used when citing an author's work?
Carlos (2000)________ that lack of nutrition affected students' academic performance.
A.claimed
B.asserted
C.maintained
D.showed
is C the correct answer?
thanks
Carlos (2000)________ that lack of nutrition affected students' academic performance.
A.claimed
B.asserted
C.maintained
D.showed
is C the correct answer?
thanks
Top answer
D. showed. Claiming or asserting something is to say something is true but not necessarily proving it, and to maintain something means to have claimed/asserted something and still believe it to be true.
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D. showed.
Claiming or asserting something is to say something is true but not necessarily proving it, and to maintain something means to have claimed/asserted something and still believe it to be true.
"lack of nutrition affected student's academic performance", this is a statement of fact/truth. That is, lack of nutrition did affect student's academic performance
Claiming or asserting something is to say something is true but not necessarily proving it, and to maintain something means to have claimed/asserted something and still believe it to be true.
"lack of nutrition affected student's academic performance", this is a statement of fact/truth. That is, lack of nutrition did affect student's academic performance
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