Reporting Verb Formulas

Refuse +________

• Bare infinitive

• -ing form

• Full infinitive

• That-clause

offer + ______

• -ing form

• That- clause

• Bare infinitive

• Full infinitive

Promise + _______/_______

• Bare infinitive / that clause

• Full infinitive / (object) + that-clause

• Full infinitive / -ing form

• Bare infinitive / full infinitive

Agree+_____/_____

• Full infinitive / -ing form

• -ing form / that-clause

• Bare infinitive / full infinitive

• Full infinitive / that-clause

Threaten +_______

Advise +_____/_____

• Object + full infinitive / that-clause

• Object + bare infinitive / that- clause

• -ing form / full infinitive

• Object + -ing form / that-clause

Ask +______

• Full infinitive

• Object+full infinitive

• That - clause

• -ing form

Order +_____

• Object + -ing form

• - ing form

• Object + full infinitive

• That-clause

Remind+_____/_____

• Full infinitive / -ing form

• Object + full infinitive / object + that-clause

• That - clause / full infinitive

• -ing form / object + bare infinitive

Beg+____

• To -ing form

• Bare infinitive

• Full infinitive

• Object+full infinitive