Statements
Questions
Orders
Requests
Reporting Verb Choice
100

“She said, ‘I’m hungry.’”

She said (that) she was hungry.


100

“He asked, ‘Do you like pizza?’”

He asked if I liked pizza.

100

“The teacher said, ‘Sit down.’”

The teacher told us to sit down.

100

“She said, ‘Please help me.’”

She asked me to help her.

100

“She said, ‘Please sit down.’”

She asked us to sit down.

200

He said, ‘I work here.’”

He said (that) he worked there.

200

“She asked, ‘Where are you going?’”

She asked where I was going.

200

“She said to him, ‘Don’t touch that.’”

She told him not to touch that.

200

“He said, ‘Can you open the window, please?’”

He asked me to open the window.

200

“He said, ‘Don’t talk in class.’”

He told us not to talk in class.

300

They said, ‘We will be late.’”

They said (that) they would be late.

300

“They asked, ‘Have you seen this movie?’”

They asked if I had seen that movie.

300

“The boss said, ‘Finish the report today.’”

The boss told me to finish the report that day.

300

“They said, ‘Please don’t be late.’”

They asked us not to be late.

300

“She said, ‘I’m sorry I’m late.’”

She apologized for being late.

400

She said, ‘I finished my homework yesterday.’

She said (that) she had finished her homework the day before.

400

“He asked, ‘Why didn’t you call me?’”

He asked why I hadn’t called him.

400

“The doctor said, ‘Stop smoking.’”

The doctor ordered him to stop smoking.

400

“She said, ‘Would you mind waiting here?’”

She asked me to wait there.

400

They said, ‘We didn’t break the window.’”

They denied breaking the window.

500

“He said, ‘I have been waiting for two hours.’”

He said (that) he had been waiting for two hours.

500

“She asked, ‘How long have you lived here?’”

She asked how long I had lived there.

500

The officer said, ‘Show me your ID and wait here.’”

The officer told me to show him my ID and wait there.

500

“He said, ‘Could you remind me to call her tomorrow?’”

He asked me to remind him to call her the next day.

500

“He said, ‘You should see a doctor.’”

He advised me to see a doctor.

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