Khi tường thuật lại lời đề nghị, dự định, lời hứa, chỉ dẫn, … chúng ta có thể sử dụng động từ nguyên thể “to-infinitive” sau những động từ tường thuật..[r]
(1)REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE 1 Forms and usage:
a) With an object:
* Verb + object + to-infinitive clause - “You should take the job, Peter” She encouraged Peter to take the job - “You really must listen to your father” My teacher told me to listen to my father - “Give me the keys, please”
My friend told me to give her the keys - “You should go to English Speaking Club”
My teacher encouraged me to go to Englsih Speaking Club
* advise, ask, tell, instruct, expect, invite, order, persuade, remind, request, warn, want, encourage, force * tell someone to something / ask someone to something
* tell someone not to something / ask someone not to something b) Without an object:
* Verb + to-infinitive clause - “I’ll take you to town”
He offered to take me to town (not she offered me to take to town - “We will pay you 300 dollars a month for your new job”
They promised to pay me 300 dollars a month for my new job * agree, demand, hope, promise, threaten, volunteer, offer, refuse * promise to someone / offer to someone