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Reporting Verbs (1.verb + infinitive agree, decide, offer, promise,…
Reporting Verbs
1.verb + infinitive
agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse, threaten
They
agreed to meet
on Friday.
He
refused to take
his coat off.
She
refused to work
on Sundays.
2.verb + object + infinitive
advise, encourage, invite, remind, warn,command
Tom
advised me to go
home early.
She
reminded me to telephone
my mother.
She
warned them not to mention it.
3.verb + gerund
deny, recommend, suggest
They
recommended taking
the bus.
She
suggested meeting
a little earlier
She
suggested having
the party at Peter's place.
4.verb + object + preposition
accuse, blame, congratulate
He
accused me of taking
the money.
They
congratulated me on passing
all my exams.
5.verb + preposition + gerund
apologise, insist
They
apologised for not coming.
He
insisted on having
dinner.
6.verb + subject + verb
admit, agree, decide, deny, explain, insist, promise, recommend, suggest
Sarah
decided
(that) the house needed cleaning.
They
recommended
(that) we take the bus.
Reporting verbs are used to report what someone said more accurately than using say & tell.(reported speech)