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Reported speech · CEFR C1 · Fluent
Instead of "said", a precise verb reports what the speaker was doing — and each one demands its own pattern after it.
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He denied taking the money.
admit + -ing · promise + to · suggest + -ing · warn + against
Question 1 of 1
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Example 1 of 1
He denied taking the money.
"Deny" takes -ing; "refuse" is the one that takes "to".
The shape
admit + -ing · promise + to · suggest + -ing · warn + against
Report the meaning of what was said, not only the words.
In Hindi
"said" की जगह सटीक क्रिया बताती है कि वक्ता कर क्या रहा था — और हर क्रिया का अपना ढाँचा होता है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
He denied to take the money. | He denied taking the money. "Deny" takes -ing; "refuse" is the one that takes "to". |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
admit, deny, suggest, promise is a CEFR C1 structure — the fluent band — and it belongs to reported speech. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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