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Advanced Grammar

REPORTING VERBS

1. Reporting verbs followed by (s.o.) + (preposition) + verb-ing

Examples:
You should really avoid driving through the city centre he said.
He advised me against driving through the city centre.

Come on, man! We really ought to go the party he insisted.
My friend insisted on going to the party.


2. Reporting verbs followed by to + innitive

Examples:
Let me give you a hand with those bags he said.
He offered to give me a hand with the bags.

We will not be cutting back on education or healthcare the president said.
The president promised not to cut back on education or healthcare.


3. Reporting verbs followed by (s.o.) that + clause

Examples:
Oh hell! Ill have to put up with his bullshit all year! she said.
She complained that she would have to put up with his bullshit all year.
accuse s.o. of blame s.o. for forbid s.o. from recommend
admit (to) consider insist on regret
advise s.o. against criticise s.o. for justify suggest
apologise (to s.o.) for deny propose warned s.o. about / of
agree demand promise
ask forget refuse
decide offer threaten
add consider imply reckon suppose
admit decide insist remark tell s.o.
agree deny mean repeat think
announce doubt mention reply threaten
argue estimate object report warn s.o.
believe expect s.o. persuade regret
claim explain predict say
complain feel promise (s.o.) state
conrm hope reassure s.o. suggest
Adapted from Michael Vinces Advanced English Grammar
Advanced Grammar

Dont worry. I will have a word with him, I promise. my boss told me.
My boss promised me that he would have a word with him.


4. Reporting verbs followed by s.o. + to + innitive

Examples:
Please, put us up for the weekend, will you? they asked.
They persuaded me to put them up for the weekend.

You will do as I say, or else! he said.
He warned me to do as he asked.


5. Reporting verbs followed by that + (past) subjunctive or that + should

Examples:
We believe you should apply again my parents told me.
My parents suggested that I should apply again.

That restaurant is awesome. You should give it a try my friends said.
My friends recommended that I give/gave that restaurant a try.






Note: that is always optional.
advise s.o. forbid s.o. order s.o. remind s.o. urge s.o.
ask s.o. instruct s.o. persuade s.o. request s.o. warn s.o.
encouraged s.o. invite s.o. prefer s.o. tell s.o.
advise insist recommend urge
agree prefer request
demand propose suggest
Adapted from Michael Vinces Advanced English Grammar

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