Reporting Verbs 2
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
He ____________ that he had stolen the car.
- acknowledged
- invited
- guaranteed
- refused
He ____________ that I was wrong.
- insisted
- proposed
- informed
- commanded
They ____________ to come on time.
- predicted
- asserted
- swore
- told
They ____________ him to lie down.
- confirmed
- ordered
- maintained
- demanded
They ____________ that they had also been to London.
- showed
- revealed
- begged
- proposed
She ____________ that I had already told her the answer.
- reminded
- assumed
- convinced
- requested
He ____________ to tell my father about it.
- recalled
- proposed
- responded
- complained
Mary finally ____________ why she had been late.
- told
- mentioned
- responded
- denied
The teacher simply ____________ the class to do it.
- recited
- directed
- recorded
- observed
He ____________ to most of my questions.
- informed
- objected
- persuaded
- stated