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'You need to make an appointment online.' she said. -explain

She explained (that) I needed to make an appointment online.

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

He denied having left the lights on all night.

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

The minister agreed to avoid wasting water.

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

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

‘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.

‘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.

‘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.

‘If it’s not ready by the end of the week, we’ll cancel the order,’ said Tony James.-threaten

Tony James threatened to cancel the order if it was not ready by the end of the week/ that week.

‘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.

'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.

‘There’ll be a meeting of all heads of department at 11 a.m.’ said Janet. -announce

Janet announced (that there would be) a meeting of all heads of department at 11a.m. (that day).

'If I were you, I'd invest your money in gold.' mum said. -advise

Mum advised me to invest my money in gold.

'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.

‘Don’t forget to post that letter when you go out,’ said Minnie. -remind

Minnie reminded me to post the letter.

‘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 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.

‘The reason for the delay is that there is a technical problem,’ said the pilot. -explain

The pilot explained that the delay was due to a technical problem

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

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

'I'll give you a hand with that if you like.' My sister said. -offer

My sister offered to give me a hand.

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

The student admitted throwing the paper on the floor.

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

They blame people for being irresponsible for climate change happening.

'You really must come to the party!' my friend said. -insist

My friend insisted that we came / we come / we should come the party.

'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.