Reporting verbs
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How can each verb be used? accuse, admit, advise, agree, apologise, ask, blame, congratulate, decide, deny, encourage, explain, insist, invite, offer, order, promise, recommend, refuse, remind, say, suggest, tell, threaten, warn Click on any of the verbs above to see the meaning and examples in The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary or The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary	VERB +	gerund/infinitive/clause
decide e.g. What made you decide	-	infinitive to get married?
ask e.g. I must ask	object you	infinitive to be quiet.
say e.g. I said	(that) that	clause I would like to teach English.
tell e.g. He told	object + (that) me that	clause he was a farmer.
admit e.g. The Vice President admitted	-	gerund taking bribes.
insist on e.g. He insisted	preposition on	gerund paying for the meal.
accuse – of e.g. The French accuse	object +preposition us of	gerund being reserved.

The verbs and categories are taken from First Certificate Gold by Richard Acklam (Longman)