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The document discusses reported speech and useful reporting verbs. It provides examples of reporting verbs followed by gerunds, infinitives with or without "to", and that clauses. Common reporting verbs included promise, agree, refuse, regret, urge, remind, warn. Examples are given such as "Ian promised to change the door" and "The governor urged them to send food and drink supplies".

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Reported Speech - Useful Cards

The document discusses reported speech and useful reporting verbs. It provides examples of reporting verbs followed by gerunds, infinitives with or without "to", and that clauses. Common reporting verbs included promise, agree, refuse, regret, urge, remind, warn. Examples are given such as "Ian promised to change the door" and "The governor urged them to send food and drink supplies".

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GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language Reporting verbs followed by

GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language

GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language

gerund

Reporting verbs followed by

to do

Reporting verbs followed by

promise agree -ing refuse regret


Ex.

something

someone to do something

promise agree + INF refuse


Ex.

to

urge remind + someone to do


something

warn
Ex. The governor urged them to send food and drink supplies

Doctor Evans regretted that he had not started younger or Doctor Evans regretted not starting younger GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language

Ian promised that he would change the door or Ian promised to change the door GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language Useful

(that) someone (should) do something


Reporting verbs followed by

reporting verbs
congratulate (on) insist (on) accuse (of) speak (of) protest (against) argue (against) consent (to) object (to)

urge remind +
should!

that! someone do

warn
something

Ex. The governor urged that they should send food and drink supplies

warn point out admit announce predict stress remind concede conclude repeat discourage (from) dissuade (from) apologise (for)

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