Reporting verbs

"I'll definitely pay you back at the end of the week. "

• A promise

• A claim

• A warning

• A refusal

"No way. I won't help you. You never help me."

• A recommendation

• A refusal

• A denial

• Encouragement

"Come on. I know you can do it."

• A claim

• A promise

• Encouragement

• Advice

"You should read this book. It's really good."

• A warning

• A refusal

• A denial

• A recommendation

"This is the greatest picture ever painted."

• A claim

• Advice

• A promise

• A refusal

"If your toothache is that bad, you should go to a dentist."

• A promise

• A denial

• Advice

• A claim

"Don't listen to all those lies. It wasn't me who did it."

• A recommendation

• A promise

• Encouragement

• A denial

"Don't go into that building. It's in danger of falling down."

• A warning

• A refusal

• A denial

• A promise