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‘Why don’t we have a party at my place next weekend?’ said Sarah. -suggest
Sarah suggested having a party at her place next / the following weekend.
‘Don’t drive the car until the brakes have been replaced. It’s not safe’ said Ken. -warn
Ken warned me not to drive the car until the brakes had been replaced.
'If I were you, I'd invest your money in gold.' mum said. -advise
Mum advised me to invest my
money in gold.
'The next meeting will take place on 30 April.' my boss said. -announce
My boss announced that the next meeting would take place on 30 April.
'You need to make an appointment online.' she said. -explain
She explained (that) I needed to make an appointment online.
'It's my fault. I forgot to turn the tap off.' my brother said. -admit
My brother admitted (that) it was his fault. He had forgotten to turn the tap off.
'You really must come to the party!' my friend said. -insist
My friend insisted that we came / we come / we should come the party.
'Yes, I will definitely be at the meeting.' I said.-confirm
I confirmed (that) I would be at the meeting.
'Go on - apply for the job! You might get it. Go for it!' my best friend said -encourage
My best friend encouraged me to apply for the job.
'Don't worry. Everything will be ready on time.' My dad said -assure
My dad assured me (that) everything would be ready on time.
'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.
'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.
‘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.
‘You’re right, we should avoid wasting water,’ the minister said. -agree
The minister agreed to avoid wasting water.
‘Climate change is happening because people are irresponsible.’ -blame
They blame people for being irresponsible for climate change happening.
‘We are taking measures to protect the environment,’ the company said. -claim
The company claimed to take measures to protect the environment.
