GRAMMAR OF UNIT 6

UNIT 6: GRAMMAR Reported speech with Gerund 1,Reporting verbs + (not) v-ing: ⇒ deny, admit, suggest, regret,appreciate + (not) v-ing… Ex: Peter said,“I didn’t steal the painting.” ⇒ Peter denied stealing the painting. Ex: “Let’s not talk about that problem again.” => He suggested not talking about that problem again. 2,Reporting verbs + (O)+ prep… + (not) v-ing…. a,thank sb for, accuse sb of,congratulate sb on, warn sb against, prevent sb from,stop sb (from), apologize(sb) for +(not)+ v- ing… Ex:“Don’t play ball near the restricted area.” I said to the boy. ⇒ I warned the boy against playing ball near the restricted area. b, dream of, object to, insist on, complain about, think of, look forward to + (not) + v-ing… Ex: “I’ll offer you a ticket for the play”, he insisted. => He insisted on offering me a ticket for the play. . UNIT 6: GRAMMAR Reported speech with Gerund 1,Reporting verbs + (not) v-ing: ⇒ deny,. the restricted area. b, dream of, object to, insist on, complain about, think of, look forward to + (not) + v-ing… Ex: “I’ll offer you a ticket for the play”,