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Reporting Verbs: Say, Tell, Suggest, Advise and Promise Exercise

January 19, 2019 A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... he is not at home.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "suppose" and "suppose that" are correct because "that" is optional after "suppose" here.
2We hoped ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "that you would succeed" because "hope" is followed by a that-clause in this sentence.
3He ............... that he has met your dad.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "says" because there is no personal object after the reporting verb.
4The teacher ............... he was very busy.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "said" because there is no personal object after the reporting verb.
5She suggested ............... to the park.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "that we should go" because "suggest" is followed by a that-clause here.
6He ............... me that he was coming on Sunday.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "told" because "tell" is used before the personal object "me".
7I advised him ............... careful when crossing the road.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "to be" because "advise" can be followed by object plus a to-infinitive.
8He promised ............... there at five.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to be" and "that he would be" are correct after "promised" in this sentence.
9Nobody knows when ............... arrive.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "he will" because an indirect question uses subject before auxiliary verb.
10Tom could not figure out what ............... do next.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "he should" because an indirect question uses subject before auxiliary verb.
11He asked me ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "to go" because "ask" can be followed by object plus a to-infinitive.
12They made him ............... for hours.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "wait" because "make" is followed by object plus the infinitive without "to".

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Answers

  1. I suppose / suppose that he is not at home.
  2. We hoped that you would succeed.
  3. He says that he has met your dad.
  4. The teacher said he was very busy.
  5. She suggested that we should go to the park.
  6. He told me that he was coming on Sunday.
  7. I advised him to be careful when crossing the road.
  8. He promised to be / that he would be there at five.
  9. Nobody knows when he will arrive.
  10. Tom could not figure out what he should do next.
  11. He asked me to go.
  12. They made him wait for hours.

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