noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ plausible
▪ bold
▪
Scientists have proposed a bold ~.
▪ speculative
▪ alternative , competing
▪ testable
▪ working
▪
These observations appear to support our working ~.
▪ scientific
VERB + HYPOTHESIS
▪ construct , develop , form , formulate , have , make , present , propose , put forward , suggest
▪
It is possible to make a ~ on the basis of this graph.
▪
A number of hypotheses have been put forward.
▪ consider , discuss , evaluate , examine , test , test out
▪
She used this data to test her ~
▪ confirm , prove , support
▪ accept
▪ reject
▪
None of the hypotheses can be rejected at this stage.
HYPOTHESIS + VERB
▪ concern sth
▪
Her ~ concerns the role of electromagnetic radiation.
▪ be based on sth
▪ predict sth
▪
The ~ predicts that children will perform better on task A than on task B.
▪ propose sth , suggest sth
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
Her study is based on the ~ that language simplification is possible.
▪ ~ about
▪
an interesting ~ about the development of language
▪ ~ concerning
▪
a speculative ~ concerning the nature of matter
▪ ~ on
▪
The results confirmed his ~ on the use of modal verbs.