structure · academic
claim + to + V
Use 'claim + to + V' to report that someone says they did or achieved something; often used in reporting statements about actions or abilities.
Examples
“The researcher claims to have found a new method.”
“They claim to support the policy, but their votes say otherwise.”
“Some companies claim to reduce waste by half after changes.”
Band 8 sentence
“The authors claim to have identified several systemic flaws in the methodology of previous studies.”
Collocations
- claim to have + past participle
- claim to be + noun/adjective
Word family
Common mistakes
He claimed having finished the project.→He claimed to have finished the project.
They claim that to reduce costs.→They claim to have reduced costs. / They claim that they reduced costs.
Say it for a higher band
5say that + clause→6claim that + clause→7+claim + to + V
Synonyms
assert + that
Easily confused
claim that + clause
“The minister claimed that the reforms would create jobs.”
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