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REPORTED SPEECH

U 16 p 146 Grammar

Reporting verbs ex1


Reporting
Verb
+
infinitive

offered to
help

Reporting
Verb
+
Object
+
infinitive

advised me
to go
told me
to send

Reporting
Verb
+
Preposition

+
Noun or
verb + ing

complained

about (not)
having

Reporting
Verb
+
Verb + ing

suggested
buying

Reporting
Verb
+
(that)
+
Sentence

said they
were

Reporting verbs ex 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Ex
OF BUYING
TO BUY
FOR BREAKING
TO GO
TO VISIT

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8
9
10
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12

TO HELP
TO BUY
TO VISIT
INSTALLING
TO BUY
TO USE

Reporting verbs ex 3
Reporting
Verb
+
infinitive

Reporting
Verb
+
Object
+
infinitive

OFFERED TO HELP

ADVISED ME TO GO

AGREED TO BUY

TOLD ME TO SEND

OFFERED TO HELP
PROMISED TO VISIT

ASKED ME TO GO
INVITED ME TO
VISIT
PERSUADED HIS
MOTHER TO BUY
REMIND YOU TO
WARNED ME (NOT)
TO USE

Reporting
Verb
+

Preposition

+
Noun or
verb + ing

COMPLAINED
ABOUT (NOT)
HAVING
ACCUSED (BRIAN)
OF LYING
APOLOGISED FOR
BREAKING

Reporting
Verb
+
Verb + ing

SUGGESTED
BUYING
ADMITTED
STEALING
RECOMMEND
INSTALLING

Reporting
Verb
+
(that)
+
Sentence
SAID THEY WERE

Reporting verbs ex 4
1. EX
2. SUGGESTED GOING SWIMMING THAT /
SUGGESTED THEY WENT SWIMMING THAT
3. TOLD ME TO TURN OFF / TOLD ME TO
SWITCH OFF
4. REMINDED NATASHA TO POST
5. OF NOT TAKING ANY
6. TO DO HER BEST

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