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English 8 Public

Complete the sentences so that they report the dialogue. Use one of the reporting verbs in brackets.

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'There is no way that I'm going to pay more than $5,000 for that car. It's just not worth it', said John. (imply / refuse / encourage)

John refused to pay more than $5000 for the car.

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'I promise you that I will give up chocolate next month. I'm not going to eat a single piece, ' said Anita (vow / apologise / blame)

Anita vowed that she would give up chocolate the next month.

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'Marcus, don't forget to complete that application form that I told you about yesterday,' said Amanda

Amanda reminded Marcus to complete the application form.

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'I really think you should apply for the sales manager job, Sanjit. You'd make an excellent manager,' said Bill.

Bill encouraged Sanjit to apply for the job of sales manager.

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'Tony, if you don't tidy up your bedroom, I'm going to cancel your allowance,' said his mum.

Tony's mum threatened to cancel his allowance.

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'You're not telling me the truth about the accident, Tom. I can see it in your eyes!' said Pauline.

Pauline accused Tom of lying about the accident.

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'I don't know for sure who ate the last piece of cake, but I just saw Kevin walking out of the kitchen,' said Carla.

Carla implied that Kevin had eaten the last piece of cake.

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'There's a conference on robotics and automation next month. Would you be interested in participating, Professor Jones?' said Robert

Robert invited Professor Jones to a conference on robotics and automation.

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