Reported Verbs, Meaning and Example Sentences

Reported Verbs, Meaning and Example Sentences

Told (Tell)

Meaning: say, assert, explain

Example Sentence:

• “I raised your salary.” my boss toldme.
• My father toldme that he was going to Spain.

Asked

Meaning: inquire, pose, demand, query

Example Sentence:

• “Can you help me?” he askedme.

Requested

Meaning: demand, requisition

Example Sentence:

• My family requestedher to do the job.

Advised

Meaning: report, notice, notify, inform

Example Sentence:

• The doctor advisedme not to smoke.

Exclaimed

Meaning: scream, cry, shout, yell

Example Sentence:

• He screamedI don’t love you anymore.

Proposed

Meaning: suggest, recommend, commit

Example Sentence:

• He proposedthat if you wanted, we could go fishing.

Suggested

Meaning: propose, recommend, commit

Example Sentence:

• I suggestedmy best friend to look for a new job.

Replied

Meaning: answer, response, replication

Example Sentence:

• “Is it a glass?” repliedMark.