• Gram mar for IELTS Unit 15 Pronouns and time words
  • Reporting verbs (advice, requests, orders, promises)
  • Gram m ar tip
  • Fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson




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    Grammar for IELTS - Collins English for Exams

    Reporting questions:
    Wh- questions use a reporting verb such as ask or enquire + wh- question word (no auxiliary verb).
    'When are you going to the gallery?'
    She asked when I was going to the gallery
    Yes/no questions use a reporting verb such as ask or enquire + if/w hether (no auxiliary verb).
    'Do you th in k children should be more
    He asked me w hether I thouqht children
    creative?’
    should be more creative.
    Gram mar for IELTS


    Unit 15
    Pronouns and time words: In reported speech pronouns and tim e w ords change.
    T i l qive vou my latest painting to m o rro w .’
    She said she w ould give me her latest 
    painting the follow ing dav.
    ‘ I w ent to an interesting exhibition yesterday.’
    He told me that he had been to an interesting 
    exhibition the previous dav.
    Reporting verbs (advice, requests, orders, promises): There are many reporting verbs that 
    express interpretation or judgm ent such as advise, deny, recommend, argue, promise, warn, claim. 
    These verbs always have a specific stru ctu re that is necessary to learn.
    'D on't see that film .’
    She warned me not to see 
    the film .
    to warn + indirect object + not 
    + infinitive
    ‘We th in k schools should 
    teach more sociology'
    Thev argued that schools 
    should teach more sociology.
    to argue + that + clause
    Note: In many reporting structu re s you can om it that.
    Gram m ar tip: Reporting verbs help you to understand the opinion of the speaker. Make 
    sure you know the difference in meaning of com m on reporting verbs such as argue, 
    claim, deny, order, promise, recommend, suggest, warn. For example, argue and order 
    are much stro n g er than claim or suggest.

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