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    The document categorizes and lists different types of reporting verbs based on the grammatical structure they are followed by. It divides reporting verbs into groups such as verbs followed by "if" or "whether", verbs followed by "that", verbs followed by either "that" or an infinitive with "to", verbs followed by a "that" clause containing should, and verbs followed by a clause starting with a question word or object + infinitive with "to". The document provides examples of reporting verbs that fit into each grammatical category.

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    4/14/2020 Reporting verbs | English Grammar | EF

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    English grammar (/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/) /  Speech (/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/speech/)

    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 say  
    know see
    remember

    VERBS FOLLOWED BY A "THAT"

    add doubt reply


    admit estimate report
    agree explain reveal
    announce fear say
    answer feel state
    argue insist suggest
    boast mention suppose
    claim observe tell
    comment persuade think
    complain propose understand
    con rm remark warn
    consider remember
    deny repeat

    VERBS FOLLOWED BY EITHER "THAT" OR AN INFINITIVE WITH "TO"

    decide promise  
    expect swear
    guarantee threaten
    hope

    VERBS FOLLOWED BY A "THAT" CLAUSE CONTAINING SHOULD, WHICH MAY BE OMITTED, LEAVING A SUBJECT + ZERO-
    INFINITIVE

    advise insist recommend


    beg prefer request
    demand propose suggest

    VERBS FOLLOWED BY A CLAUSE STARTING WITH A QUESTION WORD

    decide imagine see


    describe know suggest
    discover learn teach
    discuss realise tell
    explain remember think
    forget reveal understand
    guess say wonder

    VERBS FOLLOWED BY OBJECT + INFINITIVE WITH "TO"

    advise forbid teach


    ask instruct tell
    beg invite warn
    command

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