Reporting verbs

1. The man _______ that he had cheated on his taxes.

• admitted

• argued

• demanded

2. I_________ if there was any more coffee.

• answered

• stated

• wondered

3. She ________ that her feet hurt.

• demanded

• complained

• proposed

4. He leaned over and_________ in my ear: "Let's get out of here".

• argued

• shouted

• whispered

5. I said we should wait, and the others all ____________ that we should.

• agreed

• reported

• explained

6. The server _______ whether we were ready to order our meal.

• replied

• wanted to know

• responded

7. The chair of the committee ______ that we all meet again the following week.

• admitted

• confessed

• proposed

8. He ______ that he had caught an enormous fish.

• claimed

• wanted to know

• wondered

9. The police officer ______ that the driver get out of the car.

• whispered

• demanded

• recalled

10. The president of the college ______ that he would be stepping down at the end of the year.

• announced

• wondered

• wanted to know