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Verbs used in reporting Many different verbs are used in reporting. We do not usually report every word that was said or written and these different verbs can help to summarize the original words: 'Would you like to come and stay for the weekend?' He invited us to stay for the weekend.
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'No, no, I don't want your money. I'm definitely going to pay for the meal and that's that: - - - - l.. ~ She insisted on paying for the meal. Examples of verbs used in reporting
advise someone agree decide encourage s.o. invite s.o. offer promise refuse warn s.o. (not to ... ) + INFINITIVE remind s.o. persuade s.o. apologize for agree on/about accuse s.o. of complain about insist on recommend suggest warn against advise s.o. against dissuade s.o. from persuade s.o. against agree complain decide insist recommend announce claim suggest (+ should) boast concede claim
+ GERUND
+ that clause
Practice 49 Put the sentences into reported speech, summarizing what was said and using the verbs in the box. decide complain accuse advise apologize e#ef j3ersHade remind warn refuse 1 'I know you've got a lot of work to do at the moment. I'll help you type up that report if you like,' he said. He offered to help me type up the report.
2 A: I don't think you should hand in your resignation immediately. Give yourself more time to think about it. B: OK. I suppose you're right. I'll leave it for a while then. He persuaded me not to hand in my resignation immediately.
3 'No, I'm not going to discuss it with you. I think it's a waste of time,' he said.
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