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English 16 Public

reporting verbs

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‘I haven’t been texting my friends in your lessons!’ said Isobel to her teacher. (deny)

Isobel denied texting her friends in the teacher’s lesson. / denied having texted her friends in the teacher’s lesson.

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‘Do you think I should send an email or just call him?’ asked Jane. (wonder)

Jane wondered if / whether she should send an email or just call him.

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‘It’s not a good idea to be checking your personal emails during working hours,’ said the boss. (advise)

The boss advised me not to be checking my personal emails during working hours.

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‘Please don’t forget to pick up bread on your way home from school today,’ his aunt told him. (remind)

His aunt reminded him to pick up bread on his way home from school that day.

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‘I won’t take this job even for all the money in the world,’ said Douglas. (refuse)

Douglas refused to take that / the job for all the money in the world.

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‘If you’re good, I’ll buy you an ice cream later,’ said the boy’s mother. (promise)

His mother promised to buy him an ice cream later if he was good.

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‘Can I give you a hand with this report?’ said my colleague. (offer)

My colleague offered to give me a hand with that / the report.

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‘How about going to the cinema tonight?’ Kenneth asked me. (suggest)

Kenneth suggested going to the cinema that night.

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‘You booked the wrong excursion,’ the woman said to her husband. (accuse)

The woman accused her husband of booking the wrong excursion.

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‘I will definitely give you a lift home,’ Jennifer said. (promise)

Jennifer promised to give me / us a lift home.

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‘You should get a good night’s sleep,’ she said. (advise)

She advised me / us to get a good night’s sleep.

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‘Don’t forget to return Mr Miller’s call,’ David said. (remind)

David reminded me / us to return Mr Miller’s call.

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‘I’d be happy to help you with the presentation,’ Jane said. (offer)

Jane offered to help me / us with the presentation.

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‘I do not owe you any money,’ the manager said. (deny)

The manager denied owing me / us any money.

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‘Why don’t you rest for a few minutes?’, the tour guide said. (suggest)

The tour guide suggested resting for a few minutes.

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‘I’m sorry I was talking too loudly in the meeting,’ James said. (apologize)

James apologised for talking too loudly in the meeting.

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