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Choose the correct verb for each group. There are some introductory words which are used in reported speech.

Note:admit, advise, boast, insist, threaten, warn, remind, agree, promise, suggest, deny can also be followed by a that-clause in reported speech.

Agree, Offer, Promise, Refuse, Demand, Threaten, Advise, Beg, Invite, Order, Remind, Warn, Admit, Apologise for, Boast of/about, Complain to sb of, Insist on, Suggest, Exclaim, Explain, Complain, Remark

+ to -inf	+ sb + to -inf	+ gerund	+ that-clause

Revision Cross out one incorrect word in each sentence and type the correct one(s).

• 1. A Chemistry
• teacher
• warned
• us
• don't
• touch
• the chemicals
• without
• gloves.

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• 2. She
• promised
• to
• me
• not eating
• the cake
• before
• the guests
• came.

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• 3. Mum
• agreed
• driving
• us
• to
• the
• shopping
• centre
• in
• the
• afternoon.

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• 4. Mr Brown
• explained
• that
• learn
• languages
• is
• really
• necessary.

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• 5. Maggy
• refused
• going
• to
• the
• theme
• part
• with
• us.

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• 6. My
• teacher
• advised
• I
• to
• learn
• Biology
• better.

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• 7. The
• man
• with
• the
• gun
• threatened
• kill
• all
• the
• people
• in
• the
• bank.

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• 8. Max
• preferred
• to go
• to
• the
• theatre
• at
• the
• weekend.

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• 9. My
• boss
• suggested
• take
• up
• a managing
• course
• to
• get
• a promotion.

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• 10. The man
• in
• the street
• begged
• people
• giving
• him
• some
• money.

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