Some studies state...

[Yukkuri]

Hi, guys. I need your help.
Is the collocation "studies state that..." natural?

I'd like to know whether you can say like this:
Some studies state that soup consumption is linked with lower obesity.

Thanks.

 

[owlman5]

Is the collocation "studies state that..." natural?

Hello. It sounds reasonably natural to me. If I wrote the sentence, I would probably use say or claim rather than state.

I'd like to know whether you can say like this:
Some studies state that soup consumption is linked with lower obesity.

Yes. This sentence seems okay to me.

 

[homotopy07]

If I wrote the sentence, I would probably use say or claim rather than state.

I think "indicate" and "show" are both possible. What do you think?

(1) Some studies indicate that soup consumption is linked to lower obesity.

(2) Some studies show that soup consumption is linked to lower obesity.

 

[owlman5]

I think "indicate" and "show" are both possible. What do you think?

I agree.

 

[Kimaunz]

A study found that ...
Research findings show that ...
Research evidence revealed that ...

 

[homotopy07]

Thanks, owlman5.

 

[homotopy07]

Thanks, Kimaunz.

 

[homotopy07]

A study found that ...
Research findings show that ...

I think "suggest" is possible. What do you think?

(3) Some studies suggest that soup consumption is linked to lower obesity.

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[Kimaunz]

Yes, I think so too. 'Suggest' means 'have the implications of something'. So, when research evidence is not thought to be 100 percent true and have the possibility of something, I guess you can use 'suggest'.

 

[Kimaunz]

I think you can use 'suggest' too when you have indirect research evidence, which is 100 per cent true.