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REPORTING VERD (TELL (tell + someone + (that) + clause, Ex. I told John…
REPORTING VERD
TELL
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Ex. I told John (that) I had seen the new film.
(The direct speech for this is "I've seen the new film".)
When we are reporting orders, we can also use another pattern with 'tell':
tell + someone + to + infinitive
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EXPLAIN
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Explain + question word + to + infinitive
Ex.They explained how to buy a train ticket on the internet.
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Mean
In English grammar, a reporting verb is a verb (such as say, tell, believe, reply, respond, ask) used to indicate that discourse is being quoted or paraphrased. Also called a communication verb.
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