30 REPORTING VERBS: COMMON PATTERNS

ACCUSE	SOMEONE OF DOING STH	HE ACCUSED ME OF LYING.
ADVISE	SOMEONE TO DO STH DOING SOMETHING	HE ADVISED HER TO LEAVE THE COMPANY/SHE ADVISED WAITING UNTIL TOMORROW.
ADMIT	THAT + CLAUSE DOING SOMETHING	THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD MADE A MISTAKE./THEY ADMITTED MAKING A MISTAKE.
AGREE	TO DO SOMETHING THAT +CLAUSE	WE AGREED NOT TO TELL ANYONE WHAT HAD HAPPENED/I AGREE THAT HE SHOULD BE INVITED.
ALLOW	SOMEONE TO DO STH	THEY DIDN’T ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN MY DECISION
APOLOGISE	FOR DOING SOMETHING	I APOLOGISED FOR BEING LATE.
ASK	SOMEONE TO DO STH SOMEONE WH WORD+ TO DO SOMETHING	I ASKED MY BOSS TO LEAVE EALIER./I ASKED MY BOSS IF/ WHETHER I COULD LEAVE EALIER.
BLAME	SOMEONE FOR DOING SOMETHING	HE BLAMED ME FOR MISSING THE PLANE
CLAIM	(THAT) + CLAUSE TO SOMETHING STH	THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POLLUTION./HE CLAIMS TO BE MICHAEL./HE CLAIMED THE ENGLISH THRONE.
CONGRATULATE	SOMEONE ON DOING STH	I CONGRATULATED SUSAN ON PASSING HER EXAM
DECIDE	TO DO SOMETHING	WE DECIDED TO GO TO THE BEACH.
ENCOURAGE	SOMEONE TO DO STH	MY TEACHER ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE THE EXAM.
EXPLAIN	(THAT) + CLAUSE SOMETHING TO SOMEONE  WH-WORD + TO DO STH	SHE EXPLAINED THAT SHE WOULD BE MOVING TO ANOTHER CITY. THE DOCTOR EXPLAINED THE RISKS TO ME BEFORE THE OPERATION./HE EXPLAINED HOW TO FIX THE CAR.
DISCOURAGE	SOMEONE FROM DOING SOMETHING	WE WERE DISCOURAGED FROM SMOKING.
FORGIVE	SOMEONE FOR DOING STH	SHE FORGAVE ME FOR GETTING HER NAME WRONG
INVITE	SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING	SHE INVITED ME TO STAY IN HER HOUSE FOR ONE WEEK.
LET	SOMEONE DO SOMETHING	HER MOTHER DIND’T LET HER COME WITH US.
OFFER	TO DO SOMETHING SOMEONE SOMETHING SOMETHING TO SOMEONE	MY MOTHER OFFERED TO TAKE US TO SCHOOL/HE OFFERED ME A DRINK /THE POLICE OFFERED A REQARD TO ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIME.
ORDER	SOMETHING SOMEONE TO DO STH	I ORDERED SOME PASTA/THEY ORDERED HIM TO LEAVE THE ROOM.
PERSUADE	SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING	HE IS TRYING TO PERSUADE POLITICIANS TO INVEST IN THE PROJECT.
PROMISE	TO DO SOMETHING (THAT) + CLAUSE SOMEONE (THAT) SOMEONE SOMETHING  SOMETHING TO SOMEONE	THE GOVERNMENT PROMISED TO REDUCE TAXES./HE PROMISED THAT HE WOULD CALL HER./SHE PROMISED ME A NEW CAR./SHE PROMISED A NEW CAR TO ME.
REMIND	SOMEONE TO DO STH SOMEONE (THAT) + CLAUSE REMIND SOMEONE OF/ABOUT STH SOMEONE + WH WORD + TO DO SOMETHING	HE REMINDED ME TO LOCK THE DOOR./I CALLED MY STUDENTS AND REMINDED THEM THAT THE LESSON HAD BEEN CANCELLED. SHE REMINDED ME ABOUT MY APPOINTMENT./MY NOTES REMINDED ME WHAT TO SAY.
RECOMMEND	(THAT) + CLAUSE DOING SOMETHING	WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WINE SHOULD BE CONSUMED WITHIN 6 MONTHS./I RECOMMEND GETTING MORE EXERCISE.
REFUSE	SOMETHING TO DO SOMETHING	SHE REFUSED MY OFFER ON COLD MORNINGS MY CAR REFUSES TO START.
SAY	(THAT) + CLAUSE SAY SOMETHING TO SOMEONE	THE DOCTORS SAID THAT HE WOULD TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO RECOVER./HE SAID NICE WORDS TO HIM.
SUGGEST	(THAT) + CLAUSE DOING SOMETHING	I SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD GO TO THE CINEMA./I SUGGESTED GOING TO THE CINEMA.
TELL	SOMEONE TO DO STH SOMEONE (THAT) + CLAUSE SOMEONE (WH WORD) + TO DO SOMETHING	HE TOLD ME TO GO HOME./ SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD BEEN ILL./HE TOLD ME HOW TO GET TO THE LIBRARY.
THREATEN	TO DO SOMETHING SOMEONE WITH STH	THEY THREATEN TO KILL HIM UNLESS HE PAID THE MONEY HE THREATENED HIM WITH A GUN
WARN	SOMEONE TO DO STH SOMEONE (THAT) + CLAUSE WARN SOMEONE OF STH	MY SISTER WARNED ME NOT TO TALK TO STRANGERS./SHE WARNED THEM THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EXTRA PERSON FOR DINNER/WE WERE WARNED OF THE FOG