Requests, A “?” is when somebody asks another person to do something politely. So, when reporting “?”, the full infinitive form is used to form a “to-clause”. Also, it is commonly introduced with the verb “ask”. The pattern to be used is “verb + indirect object + to-clause”., (Direct) The left-door neighbor said: “Could you turn the volume down, please?”, (Reported) The left-door neighbor asked me to turn the volume down., When asking for things, the pattern “asked for + object” must be used., (Direct) The lady asked: “Can I have another pair of gloves, please?”, (Reported) The lady asked for another pair of gloves., Advice, When reporting “?”, the verbs such as “advise”, “warn”, “invite”, etc. are used followed by a “to clause”. So, the pattern used is “verb + in direct object + to-clause”., (Direct) The janitor advised the students: “Don’t litter the garden.”, (Reported) The janitor advised the students not to litter the garden., Suggestions, When reporting “?”, the verbs such as “suggest”, “recommend”, “request”, “propose”, “etc.” can be followed by three different patterns., (Direct) The expert suggested: “Why don’t you analyze the quality of the soil?”, a. verb + that-clause with should, (Reported) The expert suggested (that) I should analyze the quality of the soil., b. verb + that-clause, (Reported) The expert suggested (that) I analyze the quality of the soil., c. verb + gerund, (Reported) The expert suggested analyzing the quality of the soil., Commands, When reporting “?”, the verbs such as “command”, “order”, “forbid”, etc. are used followed by a “to-clause”. So, the pattern is “verb + indirect object + to-clause”., (Direct) The local authority ordered: “Pack your waste when going to the beach.”, (Reported) The local authority ordered everybody to pack their waste when going to the beach., (Direct) The local authority ordered: “Don’t dispose of household hazardous waste on the streets.”, (Reported) The local authority ordered not to dispose of household hazardous waste on the streets.

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