REPORTING STRUCTURES

REPORTING STRUCTURES

UNIT 6 GATEWAY B2+

REPORTING VERB?

What's this?

When we tell someone what another person said, we often use the verbs SAY, TELL or ASK. These are called REPORTING VERBS. However, we can also interpret what we hear or read using other appropriate reporting verbs.

An example?Sure

GRAMMAR

8. VERB + (that) + object + (should) + infinitive without to

1. VERB + (that) + sentence in reported speech

2. VERB + object + (that) + sentence in reported speech

3. VERB + question word/if + sentence in reported speech

4. VERB + (not) to-infinitive

5. VERB + object + (not) to-infinitive

6. VERB + (not) gerund

7. VERB + (object) + preposition + gerund

VERB + (THAT) + SENTENCE IN REPORTED SPEECH

agreeannounce complain explain deny exclaim

addadmit claim confess promise reply say

VERB + OBJECT + (THAT) + SENTENCE IN REPORTED SPEECH

inform

VERB + QUESTION WORD / IF + SENTENCE IN REPORTED SPEECH

ask wonder want to know

VERB + (NOT) TO-INFINITIVE

agree claim offer promise refuse threaten

VERB + OBJECT + (NOT) TO-INFINITIVE

permit recommend remind tell warn want

advise allow ask beg encourage forbid invite order

VERB + (NOT) GERUND

deny admit suggest recommend regret

VERB + (OBJECT) + PREPOSITION + GERUND

insist on accuse somebody of confess to congratulate somebody on criticise somebody for warn somebody against apologise for blame somebody for object to

VERB + (THAT) + OBJECT + (SHOULD) + INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO

suggest recommend insist demand

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