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REPORTED SPEECH VERBS

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"He always eats with his mouth open!" She said (criticize)

She criticized him for eating with his mouth open

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"I think George is the serial killer" Nia said (suspect)

Nia suspected George of being the serial killer.

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"I didn't clean my room" he said (confess)

He confessed that he hadn't cleaned his room.

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Why didn't I buy the sneakers when they were on sale?" she said. (regret)

She regretted not buying the sneakers when they were on sale

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"You must push this button first!" He told me. (explain)

He explained that I must push that button first.

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"Go to your room!" my mom told me (order)

My mom ordered me to go to my room

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"I love your present, thank you very much" Nora told Josh (Thank)

Nora Thanked Josh for the present.

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"We could go to the movies" he said. (propose)

He proposed that we could go to the movies

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"I won't get a haircut" the kid said (refuse)

The kid refused to get a haircut.

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