DIRECT SPEECH (initial or end position) – English Grammar Profiler

The following two B1 points are only different in the order.

Point 4 in REPORTED SPEECH is defined as:

DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION: report speech and thought directly, using the reporting verb before the reporting clause

Point 9 is

END POSITION:

report speech and thought directly using the reporting verb after the reporting clause

*B2 can do it in the middle position and also with inversion.

FOR EXAMPLE:

When I asked a woman about medical attention, she laughed, and she said, “Oh, no, no. The only attention you get from the guards in there is sexual.”

A search in iWeb for:

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1 ” HE SAID . 711496 2 ” SHE SAID . 324761 3 ” HE ADDED . 51387 4 ” SHE ADDED . 18344 5 ” HE WROTE . 14612 6 ” HE EXPLAINED . 14218 7 ” I SAID . 13027 8 ” HE CONTINUED . 9553 9 ” HE ASKED . 8968 10 ” SHE WROTE . 8077 11 ” SHE EXPLAINED . 7568 12 ” IT SAID . 6773 13 ” I ASKED . 6402 14 ” SHE ASKED . 5365 15 ” THEY SAID . 4442 16 ” SHE CONTINUED . 4163 17 ” HE REPLIED . 3427 18 ” HE RECALLED . 3070 19 ” HE NOTED . 2990 20 ” THEY WROTE . 2310 21 ” HE STATED . 2279 22 ” HE CONCLUDED . 2277 23 ” SHE RECALLED . 2260 24 ” SHE REPLIED . 2159 25 ” HE LAUGHED . 1893 26 ” I REPLIED . 1779 27 ” HE JOKED . 1626 28 ” HE ADMITTED . 1552 29 ” SHE LAUGHED . 1458 30 ” IT ADDED . 1336 31 ” I THOUGHT . 1290 32 ” SHE SMILED . 1191 33 ” SHE NOTED . 1121 34 ” HE ANSWERED . 1097 35 ” HE SMILED . 1093 36 ” HE DECLARED . 1041 37 ” HE WARNED . 930 38 ” HE COMMENTED . 929 39 ” HE TWEETED . 893 40 ” HE INSISTED . 879 41 ” SHE STATED . 866 42 ” SHE WHISPERED . 866 43 ” IT READ . 845 44 ” SHE CONCLUDED . 835 45 ” HE CRIED . 831 46 ” THEY ADDED . 818 47 ” SHE ADMITTED . 804 48 ” I ANSWERED . 725 49 ” HE EXCLAIMED . 688 50 ” SHE SIGHED . 669 51 ” HE THOUGHT . 645 52 ” HE REVEALED . 638 53 ” HE SHOUTED . 637 54 ” HE WHISPERED . 628 55 ” SHE CRIED . 625 56 ” SHE JOKED . 624 57 ” HE CLAIMED . 610 58 ” HE ARGUED . 596 59 ” SHE SHARED . 590 60 ” SHE ANSWERED . 583 61 ” HE BEGAN . 577 62 ” HE STRESSED . 574 63 ” HE RESPONDED . 557 64 ” SHE EXCLAIMED . 557 65 ” HE REMARKED . 543 66 ” HE QUIPPED . 526 67 ” HE SIGHED . 517 68 ” HE SUGGESTED . 490 69 ” HE SHARED . 490 70 ” HE OBSERVED . 459 71 ” SHE TWEETED . 442 72 ” ONE SAID . 441 73 ” THEY ASKED . 431 74 ” SHE REVEALED . 429 75 ” HE GRINNED . 411 76 ” I CRIED . 401 77 ” HE YELLED . 394 78 ” HE DEMANDED . 371 79 ” SHE INSISTED . 371 80 ” SHE MOANED . 364 81 ” SHE COMMENTED . 362 82 ” SHE THOUGHT . 352 83 ” SHE BEGAN . 351 84 ” HE ADVISED . 349 85 ” SHE RESPONDED . 348 86 ” I WHISPERED . 341 87 ” HE MUTTERED . 334 88 ” I RESPONDED . 331 89 ” HE SHRUGGED . 330 90 ” HE TESTIFIED . 328 91 ” SHE DECLARED . 325 92 ” HE CHUCKLED . 323 93 ” HE REPEATED . 304 94 ” IT STATED . 303 95 ” SHE TESTIFIED . 302 96 ” I EXCLAIMED . 289 97 ” SHE GRINNED . 265 98 ” HE CONFESSED . 264 99 ” SHE SHOUTED . 262 100 ” HE AGREED . 261 101 ” HE MURMURED . 261 102 ” HE MUSED . 260 103 ” HE REMEMBERED . 260 104 ” SHE SUGGESTED . 253 105 ” SHE WARNED . 252 106 ” I EXPLAINED . 250 107 ” SHE DEMANDED . 246 108 ” HE ANNOUNCED . 245 109 ” HE ASSERTED . 239 110 ” SHE GASPED . 238 111 ” SHE GIGGLED . 237 112 ” HE PREDICTED . 236 113 ” HE COMPLAINED . 233 114 ” HE OFFERED . 228 115 ” HE REPORTED . 227 116 ” I SUGGESTED . 227 117 ” SHE CONFESSED . 225 118 ” SHE MURMURED . 224 119 ” HE ACKNOWLEDGED . 224 120 ” I SHOUTED . 223 121 ” I LAUGHED . 217 122 ” SHE CLAIMED . 217 123 ” HE REFLECTED . 217 124 ” HE PAUSED . 216 125 ” SHE GUSHED . 216 126 ” SHE REMEMBERED . 216 127 ” SHE YELLED . 214 128 ” THEY CONCLUDED . 214 129 ” HE PROMISED . 214 130 ” HE EMPHASIZED . 214 131 ” IT CONTINUED . 213 132 ” SHE SCREAMED . 213 133 ” HE ORDERED . 210 134 ” HE LAMENTED . 205 135 ” I YELLED . 205 136 ” SHE REMARKED . 205 137 ” SHE MUSED . 203 138 ” THEY EXPLAINED . 202 139 ” HE GROWLED . 199 140 ” SHE AGREED . 192 141 ” HE CALLED . 189 142 ” THEY REPLIED . 188 143 ” I AGREED . 186 144 ” SHE ADVISED . 185 145 ” HE SNAPPED . 178 146 ” SHE ARGUED . 174 147 ” I ADDED . 173 148 ” HE ENTHUSED . 173 149 ” SHE QUIPPED . 173 150 ” YOU SAID . 171 151 ” SHE MUTTERED . 171 152 ” I WONDERED . 171 153 ” HE SCREAMED . 170 154 ” HE CONFIRMED . 169 155 ” SHE STRESSED . 169 156 ” SHE SHRUGGED . 166 157 ” HE CONCEDED . 166 158 ” HE CAUTIONED . 166 159 ” HE GASPED . 165 160 ” THEY CONTINUED . 165 161 ” SHE TEASED . 164 162 ” HE MOANED . 162 163 ” SHE NODDED . 160 164 ” SHE SNAPPED . 160 165 ” SHE REPEATED . 159 166 ” HE WONDERED . 158 167 ” HE TEASED . 158 168 ” HE NODDED . 157 169 ” HE GROANED . 157 170 ” SHE OBSERVED . 157 171 ” I ADMITTED . 156 172 ” SHE COMPLAINED . 154 173 ” WE ASKED . 152 174 ” SHE PAUSED . 149 175 ” HE PLEADED . 148 176 ” HE MAINTAINED . 147 177 ” SHE HISSED . 147 178 ” I LIED . 147 179 ” I NODDED . 147 180 ” I MUTTERED . 145 181 ” I PROTESTED . 144 182 ” SHE PANTED . 144 183 ” HE INQUIRED . 143 184 ” ONE WROTE . 141 185 ” HE POSTED . 138 186 ” HE URGED . 138 187 ” THEY CRIED . 138 188 ” I GASPED . 137 189 ” I SIGHED . 136 190 ” HE MUMBLED . 136 191 ” SHE PLEADED . 136 192 ” I SMILED . 135 193 ” IT WORKED . 135 194 ” SHE CALLED . 134 195 ” HE PROCLAIMED . 133 196 ” I DEMANDED . 132 197 ” WE SAID . 132 198 ” HE REASONED . 131 199 ” SHE WHINED . 130 200 ” SHE WONDERED . 130 201 ” IT WROTE . 129 202 ” HE RECOUNTED . 127 203 ” I INQUIRED . 126 204 ” SHE POSTED . 124 205 ” THEY NOTED . 121 206 ” THEY SHOUTED . 121 207 ” I WROTE . 121 208 ” I REMARKED . 120 209 ” I BEGAN . 120 210 ” HE GUSHED . 118 211 ” SHE RECOUNTED . 118 212 ” I REPEATED . 111 213 ” SHE ORDERED . 110 214 ” SHE OFFERED . 109 215 ” IT CONCLUDED . 107 216 ” I CONTINUED . 107 217 ” SOMEONE SAID . 107 218 ” THEY STATED . 107 219 ” SHE SOBBED . 106 220 ” I SCREAMED . 106 221 ” I INSISTED . 105 222 ” HE ROARED . 105 223 ” HE QUESTIONED . 105 224 ” SHE ANNOUNCED . 103 225 ” SHE WAILED . 103 226 ” HE HISSED . 102 227 ” HE STARTED . 101 228 ” I OFFERED . 101 229 ” I MOANED . 100 230 ” IT NOTED . 100 231 ” SHE INQUIRED . 100 232 ” HE BARKED . 100 233 ” SHE REPORTED . 100 234 ” SHE CHUCKLED . 99 235 ” SHE PROTESTED . 98 236 ” THEY ANSWERED . 98 237 ” HE PROTESTED . 97 238 ” HE FUMED . 95 239 ” HE FINISHED . 94 240 ” HE BEAMED . 93 241 ” SHE DESCRIBED . 93 242 ” HE BOASTED . 92 243 ” HE COMMANDED . 92 244 ” HE GRUMBLED . 91 245 ” SOMEONE ASKED . 91 246 ” HE PANTED . 90 247 ” I PLEADED . 90 248 ” HE SNARLED . 88 249 ” I SNAPPED . 86 250 ” SHE URGED . 86 251 ” I STAMMERED . 85 252 ” SHE FROWNED . 84 253 ” HE CLARIFIED . 84 254 ” SHE BREATHED . 83 255 ” SHE ACKNOWLEDGED . 83 256 ” I MURMURED . 83 257 ” SHE BEGGED . 82 258 ” SHE LAMENTED . 82 259 ” HE ELABORATED . 82 260 ” SHE MUMBLED . 80 261 ” SHE GROANED . 80 262 ” HE STAMMERED . 79 263 ” HE FROWNED . 78 264 ” HE BELLOWED . 78 265 ” SHE EMPHASIZED . 78 266 ” THEY CHANTED . 78 267 ” SHE PURRED . 78 268 ” HE VOWED . 77 269 ” HE DESCRIBED . 76 270 ” SHE COOED . 76 271 ” I GRINNED . 76 272 ” I GROANED . 75 273 ” HE SNORTED . 75 274 ” HE OUTLINED . 75 275 ” YOU ASKED . 75 276 ” HE THUNDERED . 74 277 ” HE DEADPANNED . 74 278 ” HE ASSURED . 74 279 ” HE READ . 73 280 ” SHE BEAMED . 73 281 ” NOTHING HAPPENED . 73 282 ” IT HAPPENED . 73 283 ” SHE ENTHUSED . 72 284 ” I MUMBLED . 72 285 ” I BEGGED . 72 286 ” I CALLED . 72 287 ” HE BEGGED . 72 288 ” SHE PROMISED . 72 289 ” SHE REFLECTED . 71 290 ” HE RETORTED . 70 291 ” SHE ASSERTED . 70 292 ” HE REITERATED . 69 293 ” SHE SQUEALED . 69 294 ” SHE QUESTIONED . 67 295 ” HE SMIRKED . 67 296 ” HE CHARGED . 66 297 ” HE SNEERED . 65 298 ” HE WHINED . 65 299 ” SHE GROWLED . 65 300 ” IT BEGAN . 63 301 ” HE SANG . 63 302 ” HE ALLEGED . 63 303 ” HE COUNTERED . 62 304 ” HE OPINED . 62 305 ” I JOKED . 62 306 ” I QUIT . 62 307 ” I SHRUGGED . 62 308 ” I TRIED . 61 309 ” HE MENTIONED . 61 310 ” SHE COMMANDED . 60 311 ” SHE STARTED . 58 312 ” THEY REPORTED . 57 313 ” HE CONTENDED . 57 314 ” HE CROAKED . 56 315 ” SHE CLARIFIED . 56 316 ” I COUNTERED . 56 317 ” SHE READ . 56 318 ” SHE SNORTED . 55 319 ” SHE WHIMPERED . 55 320 ” I GROWLED . 55 321 ” SHE FINISHED . 55 322 ” HE AFFIRMED . 55 323 ” I COMMENTED . 54 324 ” SHE COUNTERED . 52 325 ” HE DECIDED . 52 326 ” SHE RETORTED . 52 327 ” HE BREATHED . 51 328 ” SHE CONCEDED . 51 329 ” SHE FUMED . 51 330 ” SHE CAUTIONED . 51 331 ” I QUESTIONED . 51 332 ” I ANNOUNCED . 50 333 ” WE WON . 50 334 ” SHE SMIRKED . 49 335 ” SHE STAMMERED . 48 336 ” THEY EXCLAIMED . 48 337 ” I ARGUED . 48 338 ” HE SOBBED . 48 339 ” HE MARVELED . 48 340 ” I OBSERVED . 48 341 ” I FORGOT . 48 342 ” SHE CONFIDED . 48 343 ” IT ASKED . 46 344 ” IT EXPLAINED . 46 345 ” HE GIGGLED . 46 346 ” HE RELATED . 45 347 ” SHE LIED . 45 348 ” I INTERRUPTED . 45 349 ” I PROMISED . 45 350 ” I RETORTED . 45 351 ” I TEASED . 45 352 ” I PANTED . 44 353 ” I HISSED . 44 354 ” I COMPLAINED . 44 355 ” HE INTERRUPTED . 44 356 ” HE GRUNTED . 43 357 ” HE CRACKED . 43 358 ” HE CONFIDED . 43 359 ” HE SCOFFED . 43 360 ” I ORDERED . 43 361 ” IT WARNED . 43 362 ” SHE BARKED . 43 363 ” YOU MENTIONED . 43 364 ” SHE POUTED . 42 365 ” ONE ASKED . 42 366 ” I CHUCKLED . 42 367 ” I BREATHED . 42 368 ” I HEARD . 41 369 ” IT FOUND . 41 370 ” HE STOPPED . 41 371 ” SOMEONE SHOUTED . 41 372 ” HE PONDERED . 40 373 ” HE DIED . 40 374 ” IT HURT . 40 375 ” SHE ALLEGED . 40 376 ” SHE ELABORATED . 40 377 ” I WON . 40 378 ” SHE INTERRUPTED . 39 379 ” SHE CONFIRMED . 39 380 ” HE HESITATED . 39 381 ” HE INSTRUCTED . 39 382 ” HE RASPED . 39 383 ” HE SPECULATED . 39 384 ” HE WINKED . 39 385 ” SHE SANG . 39 386 ” SHE SHRIEKED . 38 387 ” SHE PROCLAIMED . 38 388 ” THEY ARGUED . 38 389 ” I BLURTED . 38 390 ” SHE BLURTED . 38 391 ” IT REPORTED . 38 392 ” I WHINED . 37 393 ” I VENTURED . 37 394 ” I CROAKED . 37 395 ” HE REMINISCED . 37 396 ” SHE REASONED . 36 397 ” SHE SNARLED . 36 398 ” SHE YIPPED . 35 399 ” I GUESSED . 35 400 ” SHE HESITATED . 35 401 ” SHE INSTRUCTED . 34 402 ” SHE MENTIONED . 34 403 ” I PAUSED . 34 404 ” I QUERIED . 34 405 ” HE WAILED . 34 406 ” HE SPAT . 33 407 ” HE QUERIED . 33 408 ” HE INTONED . 33 409 ” HE LIED . 33 410 ” I CONFESSED . 33 411 ” SHE PREDICTED . 33 412 ” SHE SPAT . 32 413 ” SOMEONE YELLED . 32 414 ” THEY COMMENTED . 32 415 ” THEY LAUGHED . 32 416 ” THEY FOUND . 32 417 ” WE THOUGHT . 32 418 ” THEY WARNED . 32 419 ” I QUIPPED . 32 420 ” I STARTED . 31 421 ” I DECLARED . 31 422 ” ONE READ . 31 423 ” SHE AFFIRMED . 31 424 ” HE PLEDGED . 31 425 ” HE PRAYED . 30 426 ” HE WHIMPERED . 30 427 ” SHE MAINTAINED . 30 428 ” SHE GRUMBLED . 30 429 ” SHE EXPRESSED . 30 430 ” I ENQUIRED . 30 431 ” I KNEW . 30 432 ” I FINISHED . 30 433 ” I MUSED . 30 434 ” I STATED . 30 435 ” I REASONED . 29 436 ” I NOTED . 29 437 ” HE BOOMED . 29 438 ” SHE RETURNED . 29 439 ” SHE SCOLDED . 28 440 ” SHE SQUEAKED . 28 441 ” THEY INSISTED . 28 442 ” THEY READ . 28 443 ” SHE WINKED . 28 444 ” HE ENDED . 28 445 ” HE RETURNED . 28 446 ” I RETURNED . 28 447 ” I PANICKED . 28 448 ” I WARNED . 28 449 ” SHE HUFFED . 28 450 ” SHE OUTLINED . 27 451 ” SHE BLUSHED . 27 452 ” SHE CHARGED . 27 453 ” I FROWNED . 27 454 ” HE DRAWLED . 27 455 ” THEY RESPONDED . 27 456 ” SOMETHING HAPPENED . 26 457 ” SHE STOPPED . 26 458 ” THEY WONDERED . 26 459 ” THEY SUGGESTED . 26 460 ” HE EMPHASISED . 26 461 ” HE INDICATED . 26 462 ” HE RAGED . 26 463 ” I URGED . 26 464 ” I SOBBED . 26 465 ” SHE CHIRPED . 26 466 ” SHE IMPLORED . 26 467 ” SHE MANAGED . 25 468 ” I SAW . 25 469 ” I GRUMBLED . 25 470 ” HE BRAGGED . 25 471 ” HE BLURTED . 25 472 ” EVERYONE LAUGHED . 25 473 ” EVERYTHING CHANGED . 25 474 ” HE ALLOWED . 25 475 ” THEY CLAIMED . 25 476 ” THEY DECLARED . 24 477 ” THEY DEMANDED . 24 478 ” SHE SCOFFED . 24 479 ” THEY YELLED . 24 480 ” WE LOST . 24 481 ” WE REPLIED . 24 482 ” HE HUFFED . 24 483 ” HE EXPRESSED . 24 484 ” HE UNDERLINED . 24 485 ” HE SPOKE . 24 486 ” I READ . 24 487 ” SHE DECIDED . 24 488 ” SHE CORRECTED . 24 489 ” IT DECLARED . 24 490 ” IT CLAIMED . 23 491 ” SHE ASSURED . 23 492 ” I SCOFFED . 23 493 ” I COMMANDED . 23 494 ” HE SNIFFED . 23 495 ” HE VENTURED . 23 496 ” HE SHRIEKED . 23 497 ” HE RECOMMENDED . 23 498 ” HE IMPLORED . 23 499 ” HE INFORMED . 23 500 ” HE MANAGED . 23 501 ” WE WROTE . 23 502 ” THEY AGREED . 23 503 ” THEY SANG . 22 504 ” SHE SNEERED . 22 505 ” SHE PERSISTED . 22 506 ” SHE RELATED . 22 507 ” WE CAME . 22 508 ” WE LAUGHED . 22 509 ” HE CROWED . 22 510 ” HE POSITED . 22 511 ” I BARKED . 22 512 ” I CONFIRMED . 22 513 ” I OBJECTED . 22 514 ” I HESITATED . 22 515 ” I STOPPED . 22 516 ” I CONCLUDED . 21 517 ” I FROZE . 21 518 ” SHE CHIDED . 21 519 ” HE REJOINED . 21 520 ” SHE QUERIED . 21 521 ” SHE SWALLOWED . 21 522 ” SHE WEPT . 20 523 ” SHE SNIFFED . 20 524 ” THEY THOUGHT . 20 525 ” HE LEFT . 20 526 ” HE CORRECTED . 20 527 ” SHE ACCUSED . 20 528 ” SHE CROAKED . 20 529 ” SHE DEADPANNED . 20 530 ” I CORRECTED . 20 531 ” I INSTRUCTED . 20 532 ” I SNORTED . 20 533 ” I WAILED . 20 534 ” I SMIRKED . 19 535 ” I STUTTERED . 19 536 ” I PRESSED . 19 537 ” I NOTICED . 19 538 ” HE CHALLENGED . 19 539 ” HE BLINKED . 19 540 ” HE INTERJECTED . 19 541 ” HE HOLLERED . 19 542 ” HE GROUSED . 19 543 ” HE FELT . 19 544 ” HE REMINDED . 19 545 ” HE TOLD . 19 546 ” HE TAUNTED . 19 547 ” WE REPORTED . 19 548 ” WHO SAID . 19 549 ” SHE SNICKERED . 19 550 ” SHE PRAYED . 19 551 ” SHE REITERATED . 19 552 ” SOMEBODY SAID . 19 553 ” THEY SCREAMED . 18 554 ” SHE STUTTERED . 18 555 ” YE SAID . 18 556 ” HE THREATENED . 18 557 ” HE SURMISED . 18 558 ” HE RAVED . 18 559 ” HE PERSISTED . 18 560 ” HE HOWLED . 18 561 ” I MENTIONED . 18 562 ” I FIGURED . 18 563 ” I PERSISTED . 18 564 ” I PRAYED . 18 565 ” SHE EMPHASISED . 18 566 ” SHE BLINKED . 18 567 ” SHE ENCOURAGED . 17 568 ” I SHRIEKED . 17 569 ” I SNICKERED . 17 570 ” I YELPED . 17 571 ” I FAILED . 17 572 ” I DIED . 17 573 ” I ECHOED . 17 574 ” I LOST . 17 575 ” I INTERJECTED . 17 576 ” I GIGGLED . 17 577 ” HE INCLUDED . 17 578 ” HE FOUND . 17 579 ” HE ECHOED . 17 580 ” HE PREACHED . 17 581 ” HE RANTED . 17 582 ” HE RULED . 17 583 ” HE SCOLDED . 17 584 ” HE SWALLOWED . 17 585 ” HE STUTTERED . 17 586 ” I CAME . 17 587 ” WE TRIED . 17 588 ” THEY TWEETED . 17 589 ” SHE SNIFFLED . 17 590 ” SHE REMINISCED . 17 591 ” THEY ANNOUNCED . 17 592 ” THEY COMPLAINED . 17 593 ” SHE TEXTED . 17 594 ” SHE SPILLED . 16 595 ” SHE SHUDDERED . 16 596 ” HE UNDERSCORED . 16 597 ” HE SWORE . 16 598 ” HE RUMBLED . 16 599 ” HE RAILED . 16 600 ” HE QUOTED . 16 601 ” HE POINTED . 16 602 ” HE DISHED . 16 603 ” HE CHORTLED . 16 604 ” HE DETAILED . 16 605 ” I GRUNTED . 16 606 ” I CONCEDED . 16 607 ” SHE GRUNTED . 16 608 ” SHE OPINED . 16 609 ” SHE CHALLENGED . 16 610 ” SHE CAPTIONED . 16 611 ” NOBODY KNEW . 16 612 ” IT SUCKED . 16 613 ” IT TWEETED . 16 614 ” IT RULED . 16 615 ” SHE CONTENDED . 15 616 ” I EJACULATED . 15 617 ” I LOOKED . 15 618 ” HE CROONED . 15 619 ” HE APOLOGIZED . 15 620 ” HE ENQUIRED . 15 621 ” HE DISCLOSED . 15 622 ” HE POSED . 15 623 ” HE RAPPED . 15 624 ” HE SUMMARIZED . 15 625 ” HE VOLUNTEERED . 15 626 ” I CHALLENGED . 15 627 ” SHE RASPED . 15 628 ” SHE REALIZED . 15 629 ” SHE VOWED . 15 630 ” SOMEONE SUGGESTED . 15 631 ” SHE YELPED . 15 632 ” THEY OBSERVED . 15 633 ” THEY PLEADED . 14 634 ” THEY BEGGED . 14 635 ” SOMEONE WROTE . 14 636 ” SHE RECOMMENDED . 14 637 ” THEY STRESSED . 14 638 ” WE WONDERED . 14 639 ” HE TYPED . 14 640 ” HE SPLUTTERED . 14 641 ” HE PROPOSED . 14 642 ” HE PRESSED . 14 643 ” HE ENCOURAGED . 14 644 ” HE EXHORTED . 14 645 ” HE GRIMACED . 14 646 ” HE MARVELLED . 14 647 ” HE MOCKED . 14 648 ” HE COOED . 14 649 ” I LEFT . 14 650 ” I MADE . 14 651 ” I MANAGED . 14 652 ” I HUFFED . 14 653 ” I DECIDED . 14 654 ” I WHIMPERED . 14 655 ” I TYPED . 14 656 ” I PROMPTED . 14 657 ” SHE BOASTED . 14 658 ” IT ARGUED . 14 659 ” ONE COMMENTED . 14 660 ” ONE SHOUTED . 14 661 ” ONE TWEETED . 14 662 ” SHE HOLLERED . 14 663 ” SHE DETAILED . 14 664 ” SHE CROONED . 13 665 ” SHE INCLUDED . 13 666 ” IT ADVISED . 13 667 ” I ROARED . 13 668 ” I WAITED . 13 669 ” I FOUND . 13 670 ” I GULPED . 13 671 ” I HOLLERED . 13 672 ” HE CHIDED . 13 673 ” HE CREATED . 13 674 ” HE BLOGGED . 13 675 ” HE LISTED . 13 676 ” HE GRIPED . 13 677 ” HE HINTED . 13 678 ” HE PURRED . 13 679 ” HE SPUTTERED . 13 680 ” HE SQUEAKED . 13 681 ” HE SUBMITTED . 13 682 ” HE TRIED . 13 683 ” HE TEXTED . 13 684 ” HE YELPED . 13 685 ” SHE PROMPTED . 13 686 ” THEY ADVISED . 13 687 ” SHE TAUNTED . 13 688 ” SHE THREATENED . 13 689 ” THEY KNEW . 13 690 ” THEY RECEIVED . 12 691 ” SHE VENTED . 12 692 ” SHE RAGED . 12 693 ” SHE SLURRED . 12 694 ” YOU REPLIED . 12 695 ” I BELLOWED . 12 696 ” I APOLOGIZED . 12 697 ” I ADVISED . 12 698 ” HE OPENED . 12 699 ” HE FALTERED . 12 700 ” HE OBJECTED . 12 701 ” HE CAUSED . 12 702 ” HE ACCUSED . 12 703 ” EVERYONE SAID . 12 704 ” HE COUNSELED . 12 705 ” HE DIRECTED . 12 706 ” I ENCOURAGED . 12 707 ” I COOED . 12 708 ” I CLARIFIED . 12 709 ” I SQUEAKED . 12 710 ” I REMEMBERED . 12 711 ” SHE ALLOWED . 12 712 ” SHE LISTED . 12 713 ” SHE KNEW . 12 714 ” SHE GUESSED . 12 715 ” SHE GRIMACED . 12 716 ” SHE ENDED . 12 717 ” SHE DISHED . 11 718 ” SHE MARVELED . 11 719 ” SHE PENNED . 11 720 ” SHE OBJECTED . 11 721 ” IT LOOKED . 11 722 ” IT STUCK . 11 723 ” I REFUSED . 11 724 ” I PONDERED . 11 725 ” I SURVIVED . 11 726 ” I SPLUTTERED . 11 727 ” I SNARLED . 11 728 ” I WANTED . 11 729 ” I WEPT . 11 730 ” I GUSHED . 11 731 ” I GOT . 11 732 ” HE DISAPPEARED . 11 733 ” HE COUGHED . 11 734 ” HE ACCEPTED . 11 735 ” HE BEMOANED . 11 736 ” HE HEARD . 11 737 ” HE SEETHED . 11 738 ” HE ROSE . 11 739 ” HE RELAYED . 11 740 ” HE REQUESTED . 11 741 ” HE REALIZED . 11 742 ” I CHIRPED . 11 743 ” HE WAITED . 11 744 ” HE SLURRED . 11 745 ” WE ANSWERED . 11 746 ” SHE PRONOUNCED . 11 747 ” SHE PRODDED . 11 748 ” SHE PRAISED . 11 749 ” SHE RELAYED . 11

750 ” SOMEBODY ASKED . 11

If we group the most common verbs by the amount of different pronouns:

said: 13 asked: 10 wrote: 8 replied: 6 laughed: 6 read: 6 shouted: 6 added: 5 explained: 5 continued: 5 noted: 5 stated: 5 concluded: 5 thought: 5 answered: 5 declared: 5 warned: 5 commented: 5 tweeted: 5 argued: 5 suggested: 5 yelled: 5 advised: 5 reported: 5 wondered: 5

A2 reporting verbs:

added, agreed, called, cried, decided, described, ended, explained, failed, guessed, included,

laughed, offered, ordered, posted, prayed, received, repeated, returned, shared, shouted, texted

B1 verbs:

accepted, admitted, advised, allowed, announced, argued, blogged, breathed, charged, complained,

confirmed, continued, coughed, declared, demanded, directed, encouraged, informed, insisted,

interrupted, joked, lied, managed, mentioned, noted, noticed, predicted, pressed, promised,

pronounced, realized, recommended, refused, reminded, replied, reported, requested, screamed,

spilled, stressed, suggested, typed, underlined, warned, wondered