Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
| were complaining | shouted | replied |
| remarked | ordered | suggested |
(i) “I am not afraid,” ____ the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.
1 Answers
(i) “I am not afraid,”replied the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother shouted.
(iii) The children were complaining that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,”remarked the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” suggested the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ordered all the passers-by to keep off the road.