Reporting
Promises, Orders, Requests, Advice
- Promises, orders, requests, advice are often reported with a to-clause or
object + a to-clause
John to Mary: "I'll write."
Mary reporting: He promised to write.
Mary to Jack: "Go away!"
Jean reporting: Mary told Jack to go away.
John to Jack: "How do I get to the train station?"
John reporting: I asked him how to get to the train station.- Requests for objects are reported with ask + for + object
Customer to waiter: "May I have a glass of water?"
Waiter reporting: He asked for a glass of water.- Suggestions are reported with a that-clause.
Jack to John: Why don't you ask her out?
John reporting to Tim: Jack suggested that I ask her out.
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