LESSON 183 · REPORTED SPEECH
Understanding the topic · English notes
Reporting verbs identify the communicative action. Suggest often takes -ing or a that-clause; offer takes to-infinitive; advise can take person + to-infinitive.
Suggest commonly takes -ing or a that-clause, not suggest someone to do. Offer takes to-infinitive; advise can take person + to-infinitive. These choices report what the speaker was doing, not just the words spoken.
വിഷയം മനസ്സിലാക്കാം · മലയാളം നോട്ട്സ്
Suggest, offer, advise എന്നിവയ്ക്ക് വ്യത്യസ്ത complement pattern വേണം.
Suggest doing അല്ലെങ്കിൽ suggest that… ഉപയോഗിക്കുക; suggest me to do വേണ്ട. Offer to do, advise someone to do എന്നീ വേറിട്ട pattern-കൾ പഠിക്കുക.
Sentence pattern · പ്രയോഗരീതി
suggested meeting; offered to help; advised me to rest
Remember: Avoid suggested me to go in the ordinary standard pattern.
Natural examples with Malayalam meanings
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She suggested putting off the meeting.
യോഗം നീട്ടിവെക്കാൻ അവൾ നിർദ്ദേശിച്ചു.
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He offered to pick me up.
എന്നെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവരാമെന്ന് അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു.
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The doctor advised me to rest.
വിശ്രമിക്കാൻ ഡോക്ടർ എന്നെ ഉപദേശിച്ചു.
Phrasal verbs in context · അർത്ഥം
- put off = postpone / നീട്ടിവെക്കുക
- pick up = collect / കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവരുക
Practice · പരിശീലനം
Try these without looking at the examples. For open tasks, other natural answers may be correct.
- Complete the sentence using the meaning in the notes: She suggested ________ the meeting.
- Say this in English: എന്നെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവരാമെന്ന് അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു.
- Restore the highlighted grammar or punctuation from example 3: The doctor advised me ________.
- What does put off mean in example 1? Give the meaning in English or Malayalam.
- Write or say your own sentence using this lesson’s pattern. Use a real situation from your life, then explain the grammar choice.
Answers and learning check · ഉത്തരങ്ങളും വിശദീകരണവും
- putting off. She suggested putting off the meeting.
- He offered to pick me up.
- to rest. The doctor advised me to rest.
- put off = postpone / നീട്ടിവെക്കുക
- Model: The doctor advised me to rest. Your wording can differ. Check the sentence against the explanation and pattern above.
Why this pattern works
Suggest commonly takes -ing or a that-clause, not suggest someone to do. Offer takes to-infinitive; advise can take person + to-infinitive. These choices report what the speaker was doing, not just the words spoken.
Suggest doing അല്ലെങ്കിൽ suggest that… ഉപയോഗിക്കുക; suggest me to do വേണ്ട. Offer to do, advise someone to do എന്നീ വേറിട്ട pattern-കൾ പഠിക്കുക.