Useful Help- variation of words

Response Reading Help: Instead of "Jones says," you can use:

said	concludes	defines
explains	elucidates	repeats
tells us	reports	argues
deduces	analyzes	suggests
warns	advises	investigates
asks	points out	comments
agrees	inimated	implies
hints	proposes	informs
quips	questions	denies
reassures us	demands	declares
remarks	relates	mentions
cautions	reveals	objects
insists	chides	pleads

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taken from http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Write-a-Reading-Response-Essay