This document discusses reported speech and reporting verbs. It provides examples of Prince Harry directly quoting himself about the birth of his baby and then reporting those quotes indirectly. It then explains the difference between direct and indirect speech. It lists several reporting verbs and the structures they can take, such as with an object and infinitive, with an object and gerund, or with a preposition and gerund. It also includes some examples of stupid quotes from celebrities where the celebrities are reported as saying something silly.

1. REPORTED SPEECH & REPORTING
VERBS
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2. REPORTED SPEECH
Prince Harry announces birth of baby
boy
“Prince Harry, anything you’d
like to share with us in the
room?”
The journalists asked ........

3. REPORTED SPEECH
Prince Harry announces birth of baby
boy
“I’m very excited to announce
that Meghan and myself have
a baby boy”
Prince Harry said ........

4. REPORTED SPEECH
Prince Harry announces birth of baby
boy
“It’s been the most amazing
experience I can ever
possibly imagine”
Prince Harry said ........

5. REPORTED SPEECH
Prince Harry announces birth of baby
boy
“We’re both so grateful to all
the loving and support”
Prince Harry said ........

6. REPORTED SPEECH
This is how we report what people said:
•Direct speech:
“I’m very excited to announce that Meghan and
myself have a baby boy”, Prince Harry said.
•Indirect speech:
Prince Harry said that he was very
excited to announce that Meghan and
himself had a baby.

7. REPORTING VERBS
• The most common reporting verbs are say, tell and ask.
• However, there are many others that can help us be more
precise in the information we want to report.
• These verbs take a variety of structures. Note that some of
them may take more than one structure.
 “We’re both so grateful to all your loving and support”,
Prince Harry said.
 Prince Harry thanked the journalists for all the loving and
support.

8. Verb+ object
+infinitive
verb + infinitive
verb (that)+
sentence
verb + gerund
verb + object +
Preposition+
gerund
Verb +
Preposition+
gerund
advise
ask
beg
consider
encourage
expect
invite
persuade
remind
request
warn
want
agree
claim
demand
decide
expect
guarantee
long
offer
promise
refuse
threaten
admit
agree
announce
answer
boast
claim
complain
decide
deny
explain
guarantee
insist
promise
reassure (sb)
recommend
remind (sb)
request
reply
shout
suggest
whisper
admit
deny
mention
recommend
regret
report
suggest
Accuse (of)
Blame (for)
Congratulate (on)
Thank (for)
Apologize for
Insist on
Jack encouraged me
to look for a new
job.
They invited all
their friends to
attend the
presentation.
She offered to
give him a lift to
work.
My brother
refused to take no
for an answer.
Tom admitted (that)
he had tried to leave
early.
She agreed (that) we
needed to reconsider
our plans.
He denied having
anything to do
with her.
Ken suggested
studying early in
the morning.
They accused the
boys of cheating on
the exam.
She blamed her
husband for missing
the train.
He apologized
for being late.
She insisted on
doing the
washing up.

9. STUPID QUOTES
LINDA EVANGELISTA, model
“I don’t diet. I just don’t eat as
much as I’d like to”
Linda Evangelista........

10. STUPID QUOTES
DAN OSINSKI, baseball pitcher
“Better make it six, I can’t eat
eight”
Dan Osinski........

11. STUPID QUOTES
CRISTINA AGUILERA, singer
“So, where’s the Cannes Film
Festival being held this year?”
Cristina Aguilera ........

12. STUPID QUOTES
ALAN MINTER, boxer
“Sure there have been injuries
and deaths in boxing, but
none of them seroius”
Alan Minter........

13. STUPID QUOTES
MARION BARRY,
Former Mayor of Washington DC
“If you take out the killings,
Washinton actually has a very
low crime rate”
Marion Barry........

14. STUPID QUOTES
KEPPER ENDERBERY, Former
Australian minister
“Traditionally, most of
Australia’s imports come from
overseas”
Keppel Enderbery........

15. STUPID QUOTES
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, actor
“I think that gay marriage is
something that should be
between a man and a woman”
Arnold Schwarzenegger ........