Writing with Tenses / Direct & Indirect Speech
Advanced Reporting Verbs
Choose admit, deny, agree, refuse, offer, recommend, remind, encourage, apologize or complain only when the original meaning supports it. Connect each verb to the central verb reference.
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Choose admit, deny, agree, refuse, offer, recommend, remind, encourage, apologize or complain only when the original meaning supports it. Connect each verb to the central verb reference.
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admit/deny + V-ing; agree/refuse/offer + to + V1
recommend + V-ing / that-clause
remind/encourage + person + to + V1
apologize for + V-ing; complain that...
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