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Susan to Jane: ' Yes, I think you're absolutely right about the new teacher.' (USE agree)
Susan agreed that Jane was absolutely right about the new teacher.
Rachel: 'I'm sorry, I lost the key.' (USE admit)
Rachel admitted that she had lost the key.
Peter to Barbara: ' I will always love you'. (USE promise)
Peter promised to always love Barbara.
Claire to Doug: 'Do you know Tara?'
Claire asked Doug whether/if he know Tara.
The zookeeper asked:”How much food did the lions eat last week?
The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the week before.
Singer to me :”Would you sing a song with me?”
The Singer asked me if I would sing the song with him.
Harry:”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
Harry wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car.
Dave to Charlie: 'OK, I won't do my homework I'll play XBox with you.' (USE persuade)
Charlie persuaded his friend to play Xbox with him.
Teacher:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?” (USE ask)
The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.
Prime minister: ' I will not answer your irrelavant questions.' (USE refuse)
The Prime minister refused to answer the irrelavant questions.
Tom to his sister 'You ate all the biscuits'. (USE accuse)
Tom accused his sister of eating all the biscuits.
Worker: Remeber you need to pay us, Boss. (USE remind)
The worker reminded the boss that he needed to pay them.
The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready.
Coach: 'You must win this game!' (USE warn)
The coach warned the team that they had to win the game.
Write the question in direct speech: Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
“Who are you going out with Jane?”
Fred: ”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?” (USE ask)
Fred asked why they hadn’t been allowed to park there the month before.
"It's a great idea to go to the beach," said Maria. (USE suggest)
Maria suggested going to the beach.
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