5.5. Reporting verbs 1 Choose the correct words, A, B or C.
1 She apologised my secret.
A to reveal B for revealing C that she revealed 2 The teacher refused me another chance.
A to give B giving C that he should give 3 Mum warned us there!
A not going B don’t go C not to go
4 Sue’s parents invited me over for the weekend. A staying B to stay C that I stay
5 Dad suggested thirty minutes early just in case. A to leave B leaving C for leaving
6 The old man advised less attention to money.
5.5 Reporting verbs
A we pay B we to pay
7 Please remind my phone. A I turn off B me to turn off
8 Jack persuaded with him. A we go B that we go
9 He denied the mess.
A to make B making
10 Sue agreed us.
A helping B to help
Custopay
C me turning off Custogo
C for making
C on helping
2 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in capitals.
1 He claims that he is the owner of this building. TO He claims the owner of this
building.
2 She convinced me to visit her. SHOULD
She convinced me that her.
3 The boy admitted breaking the window. HE
The boy admitted the window. 4 She recommended going to the Thai restaurant. WE She recommended to the Thai
restaurant.
5 She insisted that she should wear those shoes. ON
time, there was a great storm. The ship broke to pieces and only six people got into a small boat. The men were
tired and couldn’t find water. Soon the boat turned over and the men were in the water. Five of them were drowned.
But Gulliver swam well, and when he saw the shore, he swam to it. He got out of the water and slept on the shore
for many hours. When Gulliver woke up, he found that he was in a country where very, very small people lived. The name of the country was Lilliput. The little people were afraid of the Man — Mountain, as they named Gulliver. When they saw that Gulliver was a kind man, they let him go free. Gulliver lived in the
country for two years and then came back to England.