Reporting verbs — full range — What Leaders Say — and What the Data Shows
Grammar: Reported Speech
Free ESL grammar exercise on reporting verbs — full range themed around what leaders say — and what the data shows. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on work, practising reported speech. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Reed Hastings insisted that subscriber growth would continue. He did not deny the scale of the loss; he urged investors to focus on long-term strategy. Indra Nooyi conceded that her early ambition had cost her time with her family.
Grammar: Reported Speech
- claim / insist / deny
- She claimed that the target had been met. — reporting an assertion, possibly disputed
- admit / concede /
- He admitted that the forecast had been wrong. — reporting something accepted reluctantly
Sample items
- The manager ______ that the team had met every target that quarter.
- The CEO ______ to release the internal audit results before the deadline.
- She ______ that the original forecast had been too optimistic.
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