Reporting verb: A verb that is used to report another person’s speech or opinion.
Examples: say, tell, ask, promise, agree, admit, deny, beg, explain, accuse, allege, blame, insist, assert, state, describe, indicate, suggest, believe, predict etc.
He said that you wouldn’t be coming.
They agreed that it was the best thing to do.
He insists that the accounts are in order.
She believes that her husband is innocent.
He begged the mob to let him go.
Category: Grammar glossary
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