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Reporting verbs

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'For heaven’s sake don’t drink the water! It’s straight from the river.' My mum said. -warn

My mum warned me not to drink the water.

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'With my new method, you can learn 30 words a day.' The professor said. -claim

The professor claimed (that) with your new method, I (you) could learn 30 words a day.

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‘I threw the glass bottle in the wrong bin.' he said. -admit

He admitted having thrown the glass bottle in the wrong bin.

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‘You should unplug the devices you’re not using,’ the teacher said. -recommend

The teacher recommended that we should unplug devices we’re not using.

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‘You’re right, we should avoid wasting water,’ the minister said. -agree

The minister agreed to avoid wasting water.

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‘Climate change is happening because people are irresponsible.’ -blame

They blame people for being irresponsible for climate change happening.

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‘We are the most eco-friendly company in the region!’ they said. -boast

They boasted about being the most eco-friendly company in the region.

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‘We are taking measures to protect the environment,’ the company said. -claim

The company claimed to take measures to protect the environment.

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‘It was me who threw the paper on the fl oor!’ the student said. -admit

The student admitted throwing the paper on the floor.

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‘You really need to stop using the car so much,’ they said. -insist

They insisted that I/we need to stop using the car so much.

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‘I never ride my bicycle,’ she said. -confess

She confessed to not riding her bicycle.

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‘I’m not going to change my old car just because it’s old!’ she said. -refuse

She refused to change her car just because it was old.

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‘We should have paid more attention to climate change earlier,’ they said. -regret

They regretted not having paid more attention to climate change earlier.

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‘The world should stop burning fossil fuels as soon as possible.’ scientists said. -urge

The scientist urged the world to stop burning fossil fuels as soon as possible

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‘It wasn’t me who left the lights on all night!’ he said. -deny

He denied having left the lights on all night.

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‘What about using both sides of the sheet to save paper!’ she said. -advise

She advised us/me to use both sides of the sheet to save paper.

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