REPORTING VERBS

DIFFERENT WAYS OF REPORTING WITH DIFFERENT PATTERNS

USE

 WE USE DIFFERENT REPORTING VERBS TO ADD MORE VARIETY TO

REPORTED SPEECH AND MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING.

 WE AVOID USING “SAID” or “TOLD” ALL THE TIME.

 BY USING DIFFERENT STRUCTURES YOU SHOW A BETTER RANGE OF

LANGUAGE.

 IT IS MORE SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF EMOTIONS

PATTERN 1
(VERB + TO + INFINITIVE)
 VERBS OF THIS KIND INCLUDE

 REFUSED, AGREED, CLAIMED, OFFERED AND PROMISED.

Example from the song: “I will take you to six flags”

Moni promised to take me to six flags.

YOU TRY:
I don’t want to do my hw - Ana
ANA ______________________
PATTERN 2
(VERB + OBJECT + TO + INFINITIVE)
 VERBS OF THIS KIND INCLUDE

 ASKED, ADVISED, INSTRUCTED, TOLD, ORDERED, INVITED,

REMINDED, WARNED AND RECOMMENDED, ENCOURAGE,
THREATENED.

Do you want to come home?

Ana invited me to go home
PATTERN 3
(VERB + ING)
 VERBS OF THIS PATTERN INCLUDE:

 SUGGESTED, ADMITTED, ADVISED, DENIED, REGRETTED,

RECOMMENDED.

Example: I didn’t kill my dog =(.

Helen denied killing her dog.
PATTERN 4
(VERB + PREPOSITION + ING)
 VERBS OF THIS PATTERN INCLUDE

 APOLOGISED FOR, INSISTED ON, OBJECTED TO, CONFESSED TO.

Example: “I’m so sorry I didn’t call”

Karla APOLOGISED FOR NOT CALLING…
PATTERN 5
(VERB + OBJECT + PREPO + ING)
 VERBS OF THIS PATTERN INCLUDE:

 CRITICISED (SOMEBODY) FOR, CONGRATULATED (SOMEBODY) ON,

ACCUSED (SOMEBODY) OF, WARNED (SOMEBODY) AGAINST.

Example: You did a great job last week

Alma congratulated me ON DOING A GREAT JOB THE WEEK BEFORE.