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|explain inform |

1. If you __inform__ someone that something is the case, you tell them about it. EG I __informed__ her that I was unwell and could not come to her party.

2. If you __________ something, you agree, often reluctantly, that it is true. EG I must __________ that I had my doubts.

3. When you __________ something, you say that it not true. EG Green
__________ that he had done anything illegal.

4. If you __________ something, you tell people about it publicly or officially. EG It was __________ that the Prime Minister would speak on television that evening.

5. If you __________ , you tell someone about a situation affecting you that is wrong or unsatisfactory. EG He __________ that the office was not
‘businesslike’.

6. If you __________ something, you say it, but do not spend long talking about it. EG I __________ to Tom that I was thinking of going back to work.

7. If you __________ something, you describe it so that it can be understood. EG He __________ that they had to buy a return ticket.

8. If you __________ that something is the case, you state your opinion about it and give reasons why you think it is true. EG Some people
__________ that nuclear weapons have helped to keep the peace.

3. Use one of the words given in brackets to complete each of the sentences below.

1. I _explained_ to him that he would have to wait. (explained / told)
2. He __________ me that it was time to go. (mentioned / informed)
3. She __________ to them that they should reconsider their decision.
(suggested / persuaded)
4. We were __________ that you would pay the bill. (told / said)
5. It was __________ that there would be another meeting the following week. (informed / announced)
6. George __________ to me that he might look in to see me. (promised / mentioned)

4. Rewrite the sentences below as orders or requests with a ‘to’-infinitive clause, and the words in brackets.

Example: ‘Do you think you could look after the children?’ (David / ask /
Mary)

David asked Mary to look after the children.

1. ‘I think you should try to get more sleep.’ (John’s doctor / advise / him)
2. ‘You can come round and see us any time.’ (We / invite / our friends)
3. ‘Will you take the money to the bank, please?’ (Jack / tell / me)
4. ‘Don’t forget to come half an hour early on Tuesday.’ (Mr Brown / remind
/ the students)
5. ‘Please write to me every day.’ (Bill / beg / Maria)

Now do these with not and ‘to’-infinitive clause.

6. ‘You shouldn’t play with fire.’ (I / warn / the children)
7. ‘I don’t think you should go to England in the winter.’ (My grandfather
/ advise / me)
8. ‘You really ought not to go out alone after dark.’ (They / tell / the visitors)
9. ‘Please don’t make an official complaint.’ (The manger / persuade / her)

5. Now do these sentences with ask and a ‘wh'-word clause.

Example: ‘What time does the match start please?’ (I / a policeman)

I asked a policeman what time the match started.

1. ‘Where are you going to spend the holiday?’ (Joe / Mary)
2. ‘Why are the tickets so expensive?’ (Everybody / us)
3. ‘How old are Mary’s children?’ (Frank / his wife)
4. ‘Who’s going to buy your house?’ (Mrs Jones / her neighbour)
5. ‘When are you planning to come to Darlington?’ (Bill / his friend)
6. ‘What are you going to do next?’ (I / Maria)
7. ‘Were can I get the bus to Liverpool?’ (Peter / a policeman)

6. In this exercise you have to write what you would say in these situations.

Example: Ann says ‘I’m tired’. Five minutes later she says ‘Let’s play tennis’. What do you say? You said you were tired.

1. Your friend says ‘I’m hungry’ so you go to a restaurant. When you get there he says ‘I don’t want to eat’. What do you say? You said

2. Tom tells you ‘Ann has gone away’. Later that day you meet her. What do you say?
Tom told

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