Possessives

• attention: Each poem tells a story and if some are more interesting than others they all have the capacity to hold the reader's attention.

Converse of object

• remind: But Russell skilfully reminds the reader that if causes are deduced from wrong effects then the causes themselves will be wrong.

• invite: I sometimes write my own comments on these offerings and I invite readers to do the same.

• refer: We would refer any reader seriously investigating these possibilities to ask him for a reprint.

• inform: This is purely an announcement list to inform readers where to find new reviews posted on the NHI Review website.

• enable: To enable other readers to access the material themselves.

• introduce: In that spirit, I would like to introduce readers to a book: Survival City by Tom Vanderbilt.

Adjective modifier

• avid: She said: " Linda is an avid reader of crime novels.

• reluctant: For reluctant readers, words need to be changed.

• regular: Regular readers will know I have nothing for or against the above, it's the ' ban ' word I have problems with.

• casual: Try to write in a lively fashion and engage the casual reader rather than write as if for a journal publication.

• fluent: This is a satisfyingly chunky book for young fluent readers who want a ' chapter book ' with an engaging character.

• lucky: Mamas & Papas has joined up with Families NW to give one lucky reader £ 100 of vouchers to spend in-store.

Modifies a noun

• poll: ROCKTASTIC MONTHLY - METAL HAMMER are conducting their infamous readers poll.

Noun used with modifier

• acrobat: You can download a free acrobat reader for DOS, Widows, Macintosh or Unix from Adobe.

• screen: Blind web users may use a screen reader to ' speak ' the content of the web page to them.

• adobe: The.pdf file format opens in adobe acrobat reader.

• microfilm: If copies were made on the sticky chemical paper used by a lot of microfilm readers it's easy for pages to stick together.

• tarot: Beside being an astrological consultant, Alan is also a gifted tarot reader who commutes between Norfolk and New York.

• fingerprint: The company is also introducing the product Precise 100 XS - the most cost-effective biometric fingerprint reader on the market.