Reporting verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis.s expressing opinion

In case of reporting verbs expressing opinion (assume, expect, suppose, think etc.) usually it is the main clauseA clause that could be a sentence in itself. E.g.: I wouldn’t go there if I were you. ("I wouldn't go there") When I arrived he was surfing. ("he was surfing") that is negated.

I think she won’t come.
I don’t think she will come.

Impersonal reporting

Some reporting verbs can be made impersonal with the personal pronounA part of speech that refers to or stands instead of a noun. E.g.: Who do you think I am? ("you", "I") it and passive voiceThe form of the transitive verb that shows whether the subject acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice)., when the agentThe doer of an action; the person or the thing that does something. E.g.: True Romance was written by Tarantino. ("Tarantino") (the doer) of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something is unimportant, unknown or obvious. These verbs are: agree, announce, believe, claim, confirm, consider, decide, estimate, expect, fear, feel, hope, imply, know, predict, reckon, recommend, report, rumour, say, state, suggest, suppose, think etc.

It has been agreed to prohibit smoking in public places.
It is rumoured that the government will implement new taxes.

Reporting sentence structure: verb + THAT + clause with subjunctive
Indirect speech Revision questions: indirect speech