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She agreed to give me a 
lift.

He claimed to have seen 
the burglar. He claimed 
that he had seen the 
burglar.

She demanded to be 
answered.

He offered to help me.

She promised not to let 
me down. She promised 
that she wouldn't let me 
down.

They refused to give the 
money back.

He threatened to punish 
her. He threatened that 
he would punish her.

The doctor advised me 
to eat more apples.

My mother allowed me 
to go to the party.

She asked me to do her 
a favour.

The old man begged me 
to give him some 
money.

He commanded them to 
drop the weapons.

They forbade me to feed 
the animals.

She invited me to go to 
her party.

My mother ordered me 
to tidy my room.

She reminded me to buy 
carrots.

He warned me not to 
approach the dog.

They accused me of 
stealing the money.

She admitted revealing 
my secret. She admitted 
that she had revealed 
my secret.

He apologised to her for 
being rude.

She boasted about being 
engaged. She boasted 
that she was engaged.

She complained of 
having lazy students. 
She complained that she 
had lazy students.

He denied breaking the 
vase. He denied that he 
had broken the vase.

He insisted on her 
staying for lunch. He 
insisted that she should 
stay for lunch.

Mark suggested buying 
flowers. Mark suggested 
that we should buy 
flowers.

The teacher explained to 
us how it should be 
done.

I explained that I didn't 
like coffee.

My boss informed us 
that we were fired.

My mother exclaimed 
that it was a wonderful 
garden.

My husband encouraged 
me to apply for that job.