Reporting structures

agree, ask, claim, offer, promise, refuse, threaten

• verb+ gerund

• verb+ object+infinitive with to

• verb+ infinitive with to

• verb + preposition + gerund

admit, advise, deny, mention recommend, regret, suggest

• verb+ gerund

• verb+ object+infinitive with to

• verb+ infinitive with to

• verb + preposition + gerund

advise, beg, dare, encourage, order, remind, urge, warn

• verb+ gerund

• verb+ object+infinitive with to

• verb+ infinitive with to

• verb + preposition + gerund

admit to, apologise for, confess to, insist on

• verb+ gerund

• verb+ object+infinitive with to

• verb+ infinitive with to

• verb + preposition + gerund

accuse sb of, blame sb for, warn sb against

• verb + that + should clause

• verb+ object+infinitive with to

• verb + question word/ if or whether

• verb + object+ preposition + gerund

demand, request, propose, recommend, suggest

• verb + that + should clause

• verb+ object+infinitive with to

• verb + question word/ if or whether

• verb + object+ preposition + gerund

ask, enquire, wonder

• verb + that + should clause

• verb+ object+infinitive with to

• verb + question word/ if or whether

• verb + object+ preposition + gerund

She___ for shouting at me.

• apologised

• regretted

He ___ that we should spend less time on social media.

• urged

• recommended

I ___ whether they have drifted apart

• wondered

• admitted