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REPORTED SPEECH


            OTHER REPORTING VERBS

                         (That)               Object +            infinitive        Object +  gerund
                         clause               (that)                                Infinitive

                                              clause
      To deny            He denied                                                                   He                                                         0

                         that it was                                                                 denied
                         his                                                                         being his
      To admit           He admitted                                                                 He
                         that it was                                                                 admitted

                         his.                                                                        being his
      To decide  He decided                                       He
                         that he                                  decided to

                         should go.                               go
      To agree           He agreed                                He agreed
                         that he                                  to go

                         should go
      To advise          He advised           He advised                            He
                         that the train  me that he                                 advised

                         should stop          would go                              me to go
                         there.               early.
      To invite                                                                     He
                                                                                    invited

                                                                                    me to go
      To order                                                                      He

                                                                                    ordered
                                                                                    me to
                                                                                    go.
      To remind                               He                                    He

                                              reminded                              reminded
                                              me that                               me to
                                              they were                             call you.

                                              late.
      To suggest  He                                                                                 He
                         suggested                                                                   suggested

                         that we                                                                     going
                         should go.                                                                  early.
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