REPORTING VERB PATTERNS

1. VERB + PREPOSITION + -ING

1.1. APOLOGIZE FOR BLAME (SOMEBODY) FOR CRITICISE SOMEBODY FOR FORGIVE SOMEBODY FOR INSIST ON THREATEN SOMEBODY WITH ADMIT TO

2. VERB + NOUN PHRASE

2.1. CITE CONFIRM CRITICISE DECLARE PRAISE REJECT

3. CLAUSE

3.1. VERB + (that) CLAUSE

3.2. VERB + OBJECT + (that) CLAUSE

3.2.1. ACKNOWLEDGE ANNOUNCE ARGUE BOAST CLAIM CONFESS CONFIDE CONFIRM DECLARE GRUMBLE GUARANTEE INSIST REITERATE STATE VOW

3.2.2. NO PREPOSITION

3.2.2.1. ASSURE CONFIRM CONVINCE NOTIFY PROMISE REMIND TELL WARN

3.2.3. CAN HAVE PREPOSITION IF DONE TO SOMEONE e.g. He announced (to his co-workers) that he was going to resign . IF WE TAKE AWAY THE BRACKETS , THE SENTENCE IS STILL OK .

3.2.3.1. 'to' before complement ADMIT ANNOUNCE CONFIDE CONFESS POINT OUT REPORT

4. INFINITIVE

4.1. VERB + to infinitive

4.1.1. DEMAND GUARANTEE PROMISE REFUSE THREATEN VOW

4.2. VERB + OBJECT + to infinitive

4.2.1. ADVISE BEG ENCOURAGE INSTRUCT INVITE ORDER PERSUADE REMIND URGE WARN

5. VIDEOS

5.1. MrSkypeLessons

5.1.1. Video 1

5.1.2. Video 2

5.1.3. Video 3

5.1.4. Video 4

5.1.5. Video 5

5.1.6. Video 6

6. NOTE : SEVERAL VERBS FALL INTO TWO OR MORE CATEGORIES e.g. ADMIT ADMIT (TO SOMEONE) THAT + CLAUSE ADMIT TO -ING