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agree “Yes, I’ll come with you.” He agreed to come with me.
demand “Tell me everything.” He demanded to be told everything.
offer “Would you like me to carry it?” He offered to carry it.
promise “I’ll study more.” He promised to study more.
refuse “No, I won’t come with you.” He refused to come with me.
threaten “Behave yourself or I’ll punish you” He threatened to punish me if I didn’t behave myself.
claim “I heard her say that.” He claimed to have heard her say that.
verb + sb + to + infinitive
agree “Yes, that is a beautiful hat.” He agreed that it was a beautiful hat.
boast “I’m brilliant dentist.“ He boasted that he was a brilliant dentist.
claim ”I know the answer.“ He claimed that he knew the answer.
complain “You never listen to me.” He complained that I never listened to him.
deny “I’ve never spoken to her.” He denied that he had spoken to her.
exclaim “It’s wonderful!” He exclaimed that it was wonderful.
explain “It’s an easy recipe to follow.” He explained that it was an easy recipe to follow.
inform sb “You will be called for an interview.” He informed me that I would be called for an interview.
promise “I won’t lie to you again.” He promised that he wouldn’t lie to me again.
suggest “You ought to take the other road.” He suggested that I take the other road.
Verb + how
explain to sb “This is how you make it.” He explained to me how to make it.
Wonder where/ what/ why/ how + He asked himself, “How can she reach He wondered how she could reach the top.
clause the top?”
(when the subject of the introductory verb is He asked himself, “Where is Joan.” He wondered where Joan was.
not the same as the subject in the reported He asked himself, “Why is she crying?” He wondered why she was crying.
question) He asked himself, “What is she doing?” He wondered what she was doing.
He asked himself, “Shall I buy that car?” He wondered whether to buy that car/ he should buy that
Wonder + whether + to- inf or clause car.
Wonder where/ what/ how + to- inf He asked himself, “Where am I going?” He wondered where he was going.
(when the subject of the infinitive is the He asked himself, “What should I tell He wondered what he should tell her.
same as the subject of the verb) her?”
He asked himself, “How can I fix it?” He wondered how to fix it.