Cover of the textbook Focus 4 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5.5 - Grammar for the textbook Focus 4 - Student's Book with authors Kay Sue, Jones Vaughan, Brayshaw Daniel and Beata Trapnell from Pearson Education

Question

Translate the verbs in blue in Exercise 1. Which five can be replaced with said? Which one can be replaced with told?

Answer

  • Can be replaced with said: claimed, explained, suggested, insisted, added
  • Can be replaced with told: assured (because it takes an object)

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