Reported Speech and Reporting Verbs

A set of 11 practice flashcards covering rules and examples for reported speech, reported questions, and reporting verb structures.

How do pronouns and possessive adjectives change in the example provided for reported speech?

"I love your smile" becomes "Brad said he loves her smile."

What is the rule noted regarding the subject requirement for "Said" versus "Told"?

Said requires NO subject, whereas Told requires a subject (Said→ NO subject // Told→ YES subject).

What happens to the verb tense in reported questions?

The tense shifts back (tense back).

How is the Yes/No question "Do you like rap music?" converted into reported speech?

She asked me if I liked rap music.

How is the question "Where are you?" transformed in reported speech?

She asked me where I was.

Which reporting verbs follow the same rule as "say" (tense back)?

Add, admit, claim, announce, complain, and explain.

What grammatical pattern follows the reporting verbs "agree, offer, promise and refuse"?

___ to inf (for example: "She agreed to go there.")

What structure follows the reporting verbs "advise, instruct, order, invite, persuade, remind and warn"?

____ object+inf (for example: "She advised me to buy tickets.")

What structure follows the reporting verbs "deny, recommend, regret and suggest"?

___+ing (for example: "She denied stealing the watch.")

What structure follows the prepositional reporting verbs "apologise for, insist on, object to and confess to"?

____+ing (for example: "We apologised for arriving late.")

What structure follows the expressions "accuse smb of, congratulate smb on and criticise smb for"?

___+ing (for example: "They accused him of cheating in the exam.")