List of Reporting Verbs. Open Question

Hi Teachers,

Here is a list of reporting verbs taken from Mr. L. G. Alexander's popular Longman English Grammar

The idea of this list is to tell you which ones are usually followed by the conjunction 'that'.

I would like to know if you agree or not.

Some reporting verbs Key:

that = that is not usually omitted

(sby) = optional personal object before clause

He warned that I'd better go
Q = verb may be followed by question clauses

He asked when I would be ready
if = verb can be followed by /for whether

He asked if/whether Jim had arrived
*= verb can report direct speech in writing with inversion usually possible

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accept that fancy (= imagine)

acknowledge that fear

'add that feel (= think)

'admit Q find out, Q, if/whether

advertise that follow it follows that

affirm that forecast that/Q

'agree Q (if/whether) forget Q if/whether
allege that gather, Q, if/whether

allow (= admit) that guess, Q, if/whether
'announce happen it that

'answer that hope

appear it appears imagine (= think), Q

appreciate that imply that

"argue that, about Q indicate that, Q
'ask (sby) if/whether, Q "inquire if/whether/Q
assert that know, Q if/whether

assume learn, Q, if/whether

believe look it looks as if

I bet (= I'm sure) maintain

"boast, about Q matter that, if/wh/Q

(not) care if/whether, Q mean
'caution (sby) mind if/whether

certify that note that, Q

chance it chanced that notice, Q, if/whether
charge that observe that (= say)

check that, if/whether, Q plan Q
choose Q, whether 'point out, Q
claim 'predict that/Q

'complain pretend

"conclude "promise (sby)

"confess, Q whether prove, Q, whether
confirm that, Q whether question (sby) Q only
consider, Q realize Q

(l)daresay (present only) record that/Q/if
decide, Q, if/whether regret
'declare 'remark (= say) that

deny "repeat that

depend on whether/Q "reply that
describe Q only 'report that, Q

disagree that 'respond that

discuss Q, whether only 'say, Q, if/whether
doubt, if/whether see, if/Q

dream that show that Q.if

emphasize that, Q 'state that, Q

ensure that 'suggest, Q

estimate that, Q suppose

"exclaim that suspect, Q

expect teach that, Q/whether

"explain, Q, whether (not) tell if/whether/Q