Reporting Verbs
Create a sentence using "told"
told sb [to +infinitive]
I once ate ___ pizza so large that it made me sick.
a
The police caught the murderer immediately.
The murderer was caught immediately.
Our accommodation in Kampot ___ always beautiful and clean.
is/was
________ the restaurant was dirty, the food was delicious.
Although
Create a sentence using "recommend"
recommend + v-ing
___ phone I bought last week is already dead!
The
They are going to build a new Aeon Mall.
A new Aeon Mall will (is going to) be built.
Our luggage _____ found in the airport bathroom.
was
Complete the sentence: I was up past my bedtime so my mom told me to ___________ bed.
go to
"I can take you to school." -Dad
Dad offered to take me to school.
My mom works at ___ prison as a cleaner.
the
Somebody has stolen my phone!
My phone has been stolen!
____ Kelli ____ Bailey like cheese. They think it smells disgusting.
Neither, nor
_________ knowing her for years, I still don't know her last name!
Despite/In spite of
"Try using your brain instead of Chat GPT." -Teacher Kristen
Teacher Kristen suggested (recommended) using my brain instead of Chat GPT.
___ China is ___ largest producer of ___ electronics in ___ world.
China is the largest producer of electronics in the world.
They used to punish women for being too loud.
Women used to be punished for being too loud.
snakes/jellyfish/venomous
Both snakes and jellyfish are venomous.
Unscramble:
hacked/had/just/her/Davy/Facebook/account
Davy just had her Facebook account hacked.
"I'm sorry. I didn't brush my teeth yesterday." -Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift apologized for not brushing her teeth the day before.
When I went to ___ UK in ___ June, I saw __ woman wearing ___ biggest hat I've ever seen!
When I went to the UK in June, I saw a woman wearing the biggest hat I've ever seen.
If they hadn't found the evidence, they would have never caught the thief.
If the evidence hadn't been found, the thief would never have been caught.
My clothes ___ filthy. I'll put on _______ clean shorts.
are/some (a pair of)
I wrote down the instructions ____________ forget what to do.
so as not to/in order not to