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Essential Reporting Verbs Guide

This document lists and categorizes common reporting verbs used to report what someone said, thought, or did. It separates the verbs into four categories: verbs followed by a "that" clause or infinitive; verbs followed by a person or thing and a preposition plus a noun or gerund; and verbs followed by a person or thing and "as" plus a noun, gerund, or adjective. Some example reporting verbs provided include acknowledge, claim, emphasize, note, reply, admit, complain, explain, observe, and reveal.

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Essential Reporting Verbs Guide

This document lists and categorizes common reporting verbs used to report what someone said, thought, or did. It separates the verbs into four categories: verbs followed by a "that" clause or infinitive; verbs followed by a person or thing and a preposition plus a noun or gerund; and verbs followed by a person or thing and "as" plus a noun, gerund, or adjective. Some example reporting verbs provided include acknowledge, claim, emphasize, note, reply, admit, complain, explain, observe, and reveal.

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  • Reporting Verbs: This section covers various reporting verbs and their usage in different grammatical structures, useful for enhancing verbal communication.

Reporting Verbs

reporting verb + that + subject + verb


acknowledge claim emphasize note reply
add comment estimate object report
admit complain explain observe reveal
agree conclude fear persuade say
allege confirm feel point out show
announce consider find promise state
answer decide hypothesize propose suggest
argue demonstrate imply prove suppose
assert deny indicate recommend tell
assume determine infer remark think
believe discover insist remember understand
boast doubt mention repeat warn

reporting verbs + either that-clause or to-infinitive


advise hope decide
decide invite offer
encourage remind promise
expect warn refuse
guarantee agree threaten

reporting verb + somebody/something + for/other preposition + noun/gerund


applaud disparage single out
blame fault thank
criticize praise

reporting verb + somebody/something + as + noun/gerund/adjective


appraise depict portray
assess describe present
characterize evaluate refer
classify identify view
define interpret

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