Azar 14 10

1. 14-10CommonReportingVerbs:
Tell,Ask,Answer/Reply
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2. Sayisacommon
reportingverb.
It is usually followed by a noun clause.
Kay said that she was hungry.

3. Tell isalsoa
commonreporting
verb.
It is usually followed by an object pronoun
and then a noun clause.
Kay told me that she was hungry.

4. Asked isusedto
reportquestions.
QUOTED REPORTED
Ken asked, “Are you
tired?”
OR
Ken asked me, “Are
you tired?
Ken asked if I was
tired.
OR
Ken asked me if I
was tired.

5. Wantedtoknow,
wonderedif,inquired
whetherornot are
alsousedtoreport
questions.
Ken wanted to know if I was tired.
Ken wondered whether I was tired.
Ken inquired whether or not I was tired.

6. Answerandreplyare
oftenusedtoreport
therepliestoa
question.
Ken wanted to know if I was tired.
I answered that I was.
Ken wondered if I was tired.
I replied that I wasn’t.
Ken inquired whether or not I was tired.
I replied that I wasn’t tired.