Tuesday, 20 March 2012

REPORTING VERBS

GENERAL                                 ...(that)...                             ...(not) to...*
He said (to me) that...       He complained that...                   He asked me to...
He told me that...             He explained (to me) that...           He ordered me to...
He asked me if...             He insisted that...                          He reminded me to...
                                                                                           He promised me to...
                                                                                           He warned me to...
                                                                                           He advised me to...


*Most these verbs can also be used with "that".
Ex. He advised me that I should....

Exercise 1

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