Reporting Verb Collocations - Unit 8

Question 1

verb + infinitive

Answer 1

agree, claim, decide, offer, promise, refuse, threaten, swear

she refused to go to the meeting

Question 2

verb + object+ infinitive

Answer 2

advise, beg, encourage, invite, order, permit, persuade, remind, tell, warn

she persuaded me to lend her some money

Question 3

verb (+that) + clause

Answer 3

accept, admit, claim, doubt, explain, promise, recommend, say, suggest

she recommended (that) we should visit the museum

Question 4

verb + object (+that) + clause

Answer 4

promise, remind, tell, warn

he warned us (that) he might be late

Question 5

verb + -ing

Answer 5

admit, deny, recommend, regret, suggest

he suggested visiting the museum

Question 6

verb + preposition+ -ing

Answer 6

apologise for, insist on, object to, complain about

she apologised for forgetting my name

Question 7

verb + object + preposition+ -ing

Answer 7

accuse sb of, blame sb for, congratulate sb on, discourage sb from, forgive sb for

she discouraged him from going to university

Question 8

verb + wh-word + infinitive

Answer 8

describe, explain, know, wonder

she explained where to find the library

Question 9

verb + object+ wh-word + infinitive

Answer 9

ask, remind, tell

the manager told us to expect in the interview