Reporting verbs

"I will find a way to reduce pollution," said the minister. (promise)

• The minister promised to reduce pollution

• The minister promised reducing pollution

• The minister promised reduce pollution

"Shall we buy a solar panel for the roof`?" asked Mike. (suggest)

• Mike suggested to buy a solar panel for the roof.
• Mike suggested me to buy a solar panel for the roof.
• Mike suggested buying a solar panel for the roof.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

I didn’t take your wallet,’ she said.

• She denied to take his wallet.

• She denied take your wallet.

• She denied taking his wallet.

‘Don’t forget to turn off the alarm,’ Jack said to me.

• Jack reminded me to turn off the alarm.

• Jack reminded to me turning off the alarm.

• Jack reminded to me to turning off the alarm.

‘I’m sorry I took your handbag,’ he said.

• He apologised for taking my handbag.

• He apologised for take my handbag

• He apologised for taken your handbag.

‘Don’t enter this building,’ he said to us.

• He warned us to not enter this building

• He warned me not enter that building

• He warned us not to enter that building

"I will love you forever". He told his girlfriend.

• He promised to love her forever.

• He promised to loving her forever

• He promised love her forever.

"You ruined my favorite sweater!"

• He accused me of ruining her favorite sweater.

• He accused of ruining her favorite sweater to me.

• He accused me to ruin her favorite sweater.

We were reminded ... our phones at the cinema

• switching off

• switch off

• to switch off

• switched off

My teacher advised ... everyday.

• me to practice

• I to practice

• me practicing

• to practice