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REPORTING VERBS

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  • The bank officials ____ to lend him the money.
    AGREED
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  • The burglar ___________ to kill me if I screamed.
    THREATENED
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  • The couple _____ doing anything that was illegal.
    DENIED
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  • I _________ her to forgive me and told her I was so sorry.
    BEGGED
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  • The criminal _____________to answer any questions without a lawyer present.
    REFUSED
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  • We____________ him to keep on practicing .
    ENCOURAGED
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  • My dad __________ me to take the job because the pay was good.
    CONVINCED
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  • The teacher ______ me of cheating. I didn't do such a thing!
    ACCUSED
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  • The guide _____ us not to drink the water there because it wasn't safe.
    WARNED
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  • My sister __________ that she always had too much work to do.
    COMPLAINED
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  • The politician ________ that he had had an affair with another woman.
    CONFESSED
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  • "Mary, why don't you start studying for the exam next week?"  She __________ to Mary to start learning for the exam the following week.  
    SUGGESTED
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  • "The cashier didn't accept credit cards at the store."        The cashier  ____ to accept credit cards. 
    REFUSED
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  • Mum, I didn't do it on purpose!    The girl _________( do) it on purpose. 
    DENIED DOING IT
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  • "You stole my money!"                     He __________me ____________ his money.
    ACCUSED , OF STEALING
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  • "Dad, I fell in love with Martha."   I __________ to my Dad that I ________(fall  in love) with Martha.
    ADMITTED, I HAD FALLEN IN LOVE
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