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Level 9 = Direct and Indirect _ Reporting Orders, Requests, and Suggestions

 

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)".

·         Command (commanded) - to give an order or show control over people

·         Demand (demanded) - to say or ask in a strong way

·         Order (ordered) - to tell someone what to do in a commanding way

·         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".

·         Ask (asked) - to say in a form of a question; to request something

·         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".

·         Advise (advised) - to suggest what should be done in a certain situation

·         Propose (proposed) - to suggest an idea or plan

·         Suggest (suggested) - to give an idea or advice for people to think about

 

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