SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY VERBS

claim + to-infinitive - twierdzić

insist on + -ing form  - obstawać przy czymś

deny + -ing form - zaprzeczać, negować

remind + somebody + to- infinitive - przypominać komuś

threaten + to-infinitive - grozić, zagrażać

encourage + somebody + to-infinitive - dodawać odwagi, dopingować

refuse + to-infinitive - odmawiać, wzbraniać się

promise + to-infinitive - obiecać, przyrzec

demand + to-infinitive - żądać, wymagać

suggest + -ing form - sugerować, proponować

advise + somebody + to-infinitive - doradzać, zalecać

warn + somebody + to-infinitive - ostrzec, uprzedzać

accuse somebody of + -ing form - oskarżać, zarzucać

apologise for + -ing form - przepraszać

admit (to) +-ing form - przyznać, uznać, przyznać się do czegoś

complain (to somebody) of + -ing form - skarżyć się, narzekać na kogoś lub coś

inform somebody + that-clause - poinformować, powiadomić

boast about/ of + -ing form - chwalić się, szczycić się

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY VERBS

I Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech, using the verbs in the list.

claim, insist, deny, remind, threaten, encourage, refuse, promise, demand, suggest

1. "You must believe that I didn't know it was stolen," he said.

  HE INSISTED HE HADN"T KNOWN IT WAS / HAD BEEN STOLEN.

2. "I've never seen that man before,"he said.

he claimed he had never seen this man before.

3. "If you don't leave, I'll phone the police," he said.

He threatened to phone the police if I did't leave.

4. "I'm not going to let you into my house,"he said.

He refused to let me into the house.

5. "No, I didn't steal the money,: he said.

 he denied that he stole the money.

6. "Of course you can do it - just go ahead and try," he said.

 He encouraged me to do it.

7. " I'll never do such a thing again," he said.

He promised never to do anything like that again.

8." Give me all your money now!"he said.

He demanded all my money!

9. "Remember to feed the cat before you leave, " he said.

He reminded me to feed the cat before leaving.

10. "Let's go to the zoo, shall we?" he said.

He suggested that we go to the zoo.

II Read the following reported sentences and underline the special introductory verbs, then rewrite them
in Direct Speech.

1. He advised them to buy a burglar alarm.

 ADVISED

 "YOU'D BETTER BUY A BURGLAR ALARM" HE SAID.

2. She warned them that if they bothered Sally once more, she'd be forced to phone the police.

 She said, "If you bother Sally again, I'll have to call the police."

3. He accused Tom of stealing his bike.

 He said "Tom stole my bike."

4. He apologised for breaking her vase.

He said, "Sorry for breaking your vase."

5. He admitted stealing the car.

He said, "I stole the car."

6. She complained that they didn't pay her enough money.

 she said, "They didn't pay me enough money."

7. She informed me she'd already called an ambulance.

she said, "I already called an ambulance."

8. He refused to help me.

"I won't help you," he said.

9. She denied killing him.

 She said, "I didn't kill him."

10. He boasted he had saved the trapped man without any help.
He said "I saved the trapped man without any help."

2
1was designed
2are linked
3will be deliered
4are not being accepted
The hotel was designed by a Brazilian architect. The rooms are linked by 10
metre high walkways between the trees. The guests' meals are delivered in
bags which they will pull into the tree. Reservations are not being accepted
at the moment because the rooms wont be ready for two years.

3
1. Was called pilton festival
2. The festival was wached by 250.000 people
3. It will be played by hunrdeds of years
4. The Cowal Games Were organised in Dunoon in Scotland
5. The games are often watched by up to 20.000 spectators
6. The games were build in 1599
7. Globe Theatre was destroy by fire during a performance in 1613
8. The theatre was performed in 1997

4
1The swimming pool isn't  going to be filled this year.
2The bedrooms will be cleaned next week.
3The guest's bags weren't carried to her rom.
4A mouse was seen in the kitchen.
5Credit cards aren't accepted.

5
1. was written
2. were filmed
3. are (still) used
4. weren't made
5. were based
6. was managed
7. is supported
8. has been shown
9. have been written
10. will (ever) be written