Writing with Tenses / Direct & Indirect Speech
LESSON 182 OF 261 · 8 MIN READ

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.

Understand and use it

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.

Look closely

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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