Question

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 **** ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.

(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.

(v) “Let’* go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.

(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep *** the road.

Answer 1

(i) “I am not afraid,”replied the woman.

(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother shouted.

(iii) The **** 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’* go and look at the school ground,” suggested the sports teacher.

(vi) The traffic police ordered all the passers-by to keep *** the road.