Reporting Orders, Requests, and
Suggestions
Along with "say (said)", "tell
(told)", and "ask (asked)", there are many other verbs that can
be used to report what someone said. When you want to report an order, request,
or suggestion, there are specific verbs that are used.
Reporting Orders
When you want to report an order (a
demand or strong request), there are specific verbs that are used. The format
for these commonly-used reporting verbs is "reporting verb + person spoken
to + infinitive (to + verb)".
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Command (commanded) - to give an order or show control over people
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Demand (demanded) - to say or ask in a strong way
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Order (ordered) - to tell someone what to do in a commanding way
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Warn (warned) - to tell someone about a danger or a bad thing
that might happen
Reporting Requests
When you want to report a request (something asked for), there are
specific verbs that are used. The format for these commonly-used reporting
verbs is "reporting verb + person spoken to + for + object".
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Ask (asked) - to say in a form of a question; to request
something
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Beg (begged) - to ask or state in a serious or desperate way
for something needed or wanted
Reporting Suggestions
When you want to report a
suggestion (an idea or plan to think about), there are specific verbs that are
used. The format for these commonly-used reporting verbs is "reporting
verb + person spoken to + to/that + clause".
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Advise (advised) - to suggest what should be done in a certain
situation
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Propose (proposed) - to suggest an idea or plan
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Suggest (suggested) - to give an idea or advice for people to think
about
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