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SPECIAL VERBS USED IN REPORTED SPEECH

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    USE OF REPORTING VERBS
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  • 'I'm sorry I got home so late, ' said Laura. (APOLOGISED)Laura....................home so late. 
     apologised for getting
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  • 'I won't tell anyone about it,' said Suzie.                           (PROMISED) Suzie ...................... anyone about it.
     PROMISED NOT TO TELL 
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  • 'Laura, you should try being honest with your parents,' said the doctor.                        (ADVISED) The doctor ..................................honest with her parents.
    advised Laura to try  being
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  • 'Don't go out with that boy again.!? said Laura's father. (WARNED) Laura's father ...................................go out with Steve again.
    warned her not to
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  • 'You've been meeting your boyfriend after school, haven't you?' said Mum. (ACCUSED) Laura's mother .......................her boyfriend after school.
    accused her of meeting
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  • 'Lend me your tablet, or I'll tell Mum and Dad,' said Laura's brother. (THREATENED) Laura's brother ...............................her parents unless she lent him her tablet.
    threatened to tell
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  • 'I haven't seen Steve since Saturday night,' said Laura.(DENIED) Laura .............................Steve since Saturday night.
    denied seeing /having seen
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  • 'But I tried to phone him yesterday,' said Laura. (ADMITTED) Laura ........................him the day before.
    admitted trying to phone/having tried to phone
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  • 'Perhaps I could meet your parents,' said Steve. (SUGGESTED) Steve .......................Laura's parents.
    suggested meeting
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  • 'No, I will not speak to him,' said Laura's mother. (REFUSED) Laura's mother ...............................Steve.
    refused to speak to
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  • 'Try being a bit more understandin, Mrs Carter,' the doctor said. (ENCOURAGED) The doctor .....................................a bit more understanding
    encouraged Mrs Carter to be
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  • 'I've made up my mind. I'm going to ask Steve to lunch on Sunday,' said Laura's mother. (DECIDED) Laura's mother ..............Steve to lunch on Sunday
    decided to invite
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  • 'Would you like to have lunch with us on Sunday, Steve?' said Laura's mother. (INVITED)Laura's mother ...........................lunch with them on Sunday.
    invited Steve to have
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  • 'I think you're right. Laura's too young to stay out so late,' said Steve. (AGREED) Steve ......................................too young to stay out so late.
    agreed (that) Laura was
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  • 'Next time we could take Andrew with us,' said Steve. (OFFERED) Steve .................Laura's younger brother with them the next time.
    offered to take
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  • 'Perhaps it would be better to go out in the afternoons,' said Laura's father. (RECOMMENDED) Laura's  father ...........................................in the afternoon.
    recommended going out
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