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    The document discusses reporting verbs used to report requests, suggestions, and advice. It provides examples of reporting requests using "ask, demand, beg, request" followed by an object and "to" plus a verb. It also gives examples of reporting suggestions using "suggest" followed by "that" and a subject, optionally "should" and an infinitive, or just "suggest" plus "-ing".

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    The document discusses reporting verbs used to report requests, suggestions, and advice. It provides examples of reporting requests using "ask, demand, beg, request" followed by an object and "to" plus a verb. It also gives examples of reporting suggestions using "suggest" followed by "that" and a subject, optionally "should" and an infinitive, or just "suggest" plus "-ing".

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    The document discusses reporting verbs used to report requests, suggestions, and advice. It provides examples of reporting requests using "ask, demand, beg, request" followed by an object and "to" plus a verb. It also gives examples of reporting suggestions using "suggest" followed by "that" and a subject, optionally "should" and an infinitive, or just "suggest" plus "-ing".

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    The document discusses reporting verbs used to report requests, suggestions, and advice. It provides examples of reporting requests using "ask, demand, beg, request" followed by an object and "to" plus a verb. It also gives examples of reporting suggestions using "suggest" followed by "that" and a subject, optionally "should" and an infinitive, or just "suggest" plus "-ing".

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    REPORTING VERBS

    1) REPORTING REQUESTS:
    ASK, DEMAND, BEG, REQUEST + OBJECT + TO
    John, don’t open the window, please.
    I asked/begged/requested John not to open the window.

    2) REPORTING SUGGESTIONS:
    We use the verb suggest:
    SUGGEST + THAT + SUBJECT + (SHOULD) + INFINITIVE
    SUGGEST + -ING
    Why don’t we go to the cinema?
    She suggested that we should go to the cinema.
    She suggested going to the cinema.

    1. Match the sentences to the reporting verb.

    1 'Please, please, let me come with you!' A ordered


    2 'You should go home and go to bed.' B admitted
    3 'Don't forget to lock the door.' C begged
    4 'Switch that mobile phone off!' D complained
    5 'I did once steal some chewing gum.' E advised
    6 'This soup tastes like hot water!' F reminded

    2. Report the sentences above using the corresponding verb, e.g.:


    She begged me to let her come with me.

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