Reporting Verbs and Their Patterns
1Công thức
verb + noun; verb + that clause; verb + -ing; verb + to-infinitive; verb + object + to-infinitive; verb (+ to someone) + for + -ing; verb + object + noun2Giải thích
Mỗi động từ tường thuật theo một mẫu ngữ pháp riêng, một số có nhiều mẫu: deny + danh từ/that/V-ing; agree, refuse + to V; ask, order, tell + tân ngữ + to V; apologise (to sb) for + V-ing; suggest + that/V-ing (không dùng tân ngữ + to V).
Different reporting verbs take different patterns, and some verbs can take more than one. For example, deny takes a noun, a that clause or -ing; agree and refuse take to-infinitive; ask, order and tell take an object + to-infinitive; apologise takes for + -ing.
3Khi nào dùng
- Reporting with more precise verbs (deny, suggest, claim, order, apologise)
- Summarising what was said
4Quy tắc cần nhớ
- Say does not take a person object (say that / say to someone); tell takes a person object
- Suggest takes a that clause or -ing, not object + to-infinitive
- Apologise is followed by for + -ing
5Ví dụ
He denied breaking the window.
The teacher ordered them to be quiet.
She apologised for forgetting the appointment.
He claimed that he had never met her.
6Lỗi thường gặp
- She suggested me to go. (She suggested that I go / suggested going)
- He apologised to be late. (apologised for being late)
- The manager said me to wait. (told me to wait)