Reporting verbs
What verb means...?
express an opinion or attitude
Agree with a statement
voice
accept
It's going to rain here tonight
He said...
it was going to rain there that night
I need you support
I need you to .......... me ...........
back me up
He is intelligent, exactly what I expected
(easily)
He is easily as intelligent as I expected
1. give something as an example
2. clarify with an example
cite
illustrate
Will you call me tomorrow? Sue asked Tom...
if he would call her the following day
My friend could .......... me ......... buying a new car because my old one was so unreliable
talk me into
Living here is so much more expensive than 10 years ago
(Nowhere near)
Living here is nowhere near as cheap as it was 10 years ago
Living here was nowhere near as expensive 10 years ago as it is now
You are looking at things the wrong way.....
round
repeat another point or opinion (2 verbs)
echo, reiterate
Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables - said my doctor
According...
to my doctor I should eat / have to eat more fruit and vegetables
He .............. names of his old classmates without even thinking about it
reeled off
This museum is so much worse than the one we visited yesterday
(Nothing)
This museum is nothing like the one we visited yeaterday
I'm with ....... there
OK, I t......... your point
you
take
give a reaction to sth (with preposition)
start talking about a topic
express a firm belief
ask or wonder about something
comment on
raise
maintain
question
I'm sure it was the best decision - said the manager
(Confident)
The manager was confident that he had made the best decision
The manager was confident that it had been the best decision
Someone ........ him ......... not to go there so he decided to stay away.
tipped him off
This car I just bought is way worse then the one I had before
(PATCH)
This car I just bought isn't a patch on the one I had before
I'm afraid I beg to .......
That's an excellent way of p........ it
differ
putting
ask for action (with preposition)
admit the existence of sth
think about sth carefully
call for
acknowledge
ponder, contemplate
I have never been to this city in my life
She exclaimed...
Do you like it?
I asked...
she had never been to that city in her life
her if she liked it
a phrasal verb that means
bring me up to speed
fill me in on something
The accommodation was completely different to what was advertised
(AT)
The accommodation was at complete variance with what was advertised
I think there is a f........ in your a............
I get where you're ........... from
flaw / argument
coming