REPORTING VERBS
REPORTING VERBS
Some
reporting verbs may appear in more than one of the following groups because
they can be used in several ways.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY "IF" OR
"WHETHER"
ask
know
remember
|
say
see
|
VERBS FOLLOWED BY A "THAT"
add
admit agree announce answer argue boast claim comment complain confirm consider deny |
doubt
estimate explain fear feel insist mention observe persuade propose remark remember repeat |
reply
report reveal say state suggest suppose tell think understand warn |
VERBS
FOLLOWED BY EITHER "THAT" OR AN INFINITIVE WITH "TO"
decide
expect guarantee hope |
promise
swear threaten |
VERBS
FOLLOWED BY A "THAT" CLAUSE CONTAINING SHOULD, WHICH MAY BE OMITTED,
LEAVING A SUBJECT + ZERO-INFINITIVE
advise
beg
demand
|
insist
prefer
propose
|
recommend
request
suggest
|
VERBS FOLLOWED BY A CLAUSE STARTING WITH A QUESTION WORD
decide
describe discover discuss explain forget guess |
imagine
know learn realise remember reveal say |
see
suggest teach tell think understand wonder |
VERBS FOLLOWED BY OBJECT + INFINITIVE WITH "TO"
advise
ask
beg
command
forbid
instruct
invite
teach
tell
warn
advise
ask
beg
command
|
forbid
instruct
invite
|
teach
tell
warn
|
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