The judge ordered the police to release the individual immediately.įerguson warns governments not to delay any further. Some verbs that are followed by the infinitive need an object between the reporting verb and the infinitive. Verbs in this group include agree, claim, demand, offer, promise, refuse and threaten. He promised not to share our personal information. They refuse to accept responsibility for the accident. When some verbs are immediately followed by another verb, the second verb is in infinitive form. However, we can also use other verbs to more accurately report what the speaker has said.Įach reporting verb requires a different pattern after it, and more than one pattern is possible after some verbs. When we tell someone what another person said, we often use the reporting verbs say, tell and ask.
Smith suggests introducing small changes at first.īrown warns governments not to ignore ordinary people. Harper reminds us that human rights are the priority. Look at these examples to see how we use reporting verbs.
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