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Reporting Verbs

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    Choosing the correct reporting verbs for reported speech
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  • “Why don't we go to the cinema?” he said.
    He suggested to go to the cinema.
    He advised me to go to the cinema.
    He advised going to the cinema.
    He suggested going to the cinema.
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  • I'm sorry I took your car,” she said.
    She apologised for taking his car.
    She apologised to take his car.
    She apologised that she had taken his car.
    She apologised of taking his car.
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  • “You are right. It was a mistake to get up so early,” Sue said.
    Sue admitted getting up early was a mistake.
    Sue admitted get up so early was a mistake.
    Sue admitted to get up early was a mistake.
    Sue admitted that it is a mistake to get up early.
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  • “It's your fault we lost the match!” Sam said.
    Sam blamed me for losing the match.
    She accused me of losing the match.
    She accused me for losing the match.
    Sam blamed me of losing the match.
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  • “You should start studying for the exam, Mary,” Mr. Jones said.
    Mr. Jones warned for the exam.
    Mr. Jones warned starting revising for the exam.
    Mr. Jones advised her to start revising for the exam.
    Mr. Jones advised to start revising for the exam
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  • "Alright. I'll drive you to work after lunch," my brother said.
    He agreed for drive me to work after lunch
    He agreed of driving me to work after lunch.
    He agreed driving me to work after lunch.
    He agreed to drive me to work after lunch.
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  • "I didn't take the charger," Mike said.
    Mike denied taking the charger.
    Mike refused taking the charger.
    Mike denied to take the charger.
    Mike refused of taking the charger.
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  • "Don't forget to lock the doors," my mother said.
    My mother remembered locking the doors.
    My mother told me to lock the doors.
    My mother told to lock the doors.
    My mother told me of locking the doors.
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  • "Please hire a cleaner," my flatmates said, and I did.
    They offered to hire a cleaner.
    They offered of hiring a cleaner.
    They offered me to hire a cleaner.
    They offered to hire a cleaner.
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  • "We'll investigate the matter thoroughly," the officers said.
    They promised investigated the matter.
    They promised us they will investigate the matter.
    They promised us to investigate the matter.
    They promised to investigate the matter.
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