Sentence: Reporting verbs
Reporting verbs
Some reporting verbs may appear in more than one of the following groups because they can be used in several ways.
Verbs followed by "if" or "whether"
| ask know remember | say see |
Verbs followed by a "that"
| add admit agree announce answer argue boast claim comment complain confirm consider deny | doubt estimate explain fear feel insist mention observe persuade propose remark remember repeat | reply report reveal say state suggest suppose tell think understand warn |
Verbs followed by either "that" or an infinitive with "to"
| decide expect guarantee hope | promise swear threaten |
Verbs followed by a "that" clause containing should, which may be omitted, leaving a subject + zero-infinitive
| advise beg demand | insist prefer propose | recommend request suggest |
Verbs followed by a clause starting with a question word
| decide describe discover discuss explain forget guess | imagine know learn realise remember reveal say | see suggest teach tell think understand wonder |
Verbs followed by object + infinitive with "to"
| advise ask beg command | forbid instruct invite | teach tell warn |
