Reporting Clauses

"Okay, Keiko can go to the party," said Keiko's mom. (agreed, using clause)

• Keiko's mom agree that Keiko could go to the party.

• Keiko's mom agreed that Keiko could go to the partyo

• Keiko's mom agreeing that Keiko could go to the party

• Keiko's mom did agreed that Keiko could go to the partyo

"The class will start later on Tuesdays," said the teacher. (explained + clause)

• The teacher explaining that the class would start later on Tuesdays.

• The teacher explain that the class would start later on Tuesdays.

• The teacher explained that the class would start later on Tuesdays.

• The teacher has explained that the class would start later on Tuesdays.

“Help Peter's sister!", said Nelly to me. (told + clause).

• Nelly tell me to help Peter's sister.

• Nelly had told me to help Peter's sister.

• Nelly tolding me to help Peter's sister.

• Nelly told me to help Peter's sister.

"Right, let's buy the car in the morning!" we said. (agreed + infinitive)

• We agreeing to buy the car in the morning.

• We agreeded to bought the car in the morning.

• We agree to bought the car in the morning.

• We agreed to buy the car in the morning.

"Don't forget that Lucy needs to go to the dentist," she said to me. (reminded, using clause)

• She reminding me that Lucy needed to go to the dentist.

• She reminded me that Lucy needed to go to the dentist.

• She remind me that Lucy needed to go to the dentist.

• She did remaining me that Lucy needed to go to the dentist.

1"I'll be early," I said to my mother. (promised + clause)

• I promising my mother that I would be early.

• I promise my mother that I would be early.

• I promised my mother that I would be early.

• I did promised my mother that I would be early.

"I'll leave at 6 pm!" John said. (decided + clause)

• John decided that he would leave at 6 pm.

• John decide that he would leave at 6 pm.

• John deciding that he would leave at six pm.

• John did decided that he would leave at six pm.

The girls helped in the house.", said Claire. (told + clause)

• Claire tell me that the girls had helped in the house.

• Claire telled me that the girls had helped in the house.

• Claire tolding me that the girls had helped in the house.

• Claire told me that the girls had helped in the house.

“Open the door!, said Anna to me. (told + clause)

• Anna tolding me to open the window.

• Anna told me to open the window.

• Anna telling me to open the window.

• Anna tell me to open the window.

"The boss must sign the letter”, said Jean. (said + clause)

• Jean said (that) the boss had to sign the letter.

• Jean say (that) the boss had to sign the letter.

• Jean saiding (that) the boss had to sign the letter.

• Jean saying (that) the boss had to sign the letter.