ask, advise, allow, beg, command, encourage, forbid, instruct, invite, order, permit, persuade, prefer, recommend, remind, request, tell, urge, warn, want etc.

Customs officer: Please, empty your pockets, madam.
The officer asked the woman to empty her pockets.

Geoffrey: I think you should visit a specialist.
Geoffrey advised me to visit a specialist.

Professor Pect: You mustn’t use a dictionary while writing the test.
Professor Pect did not allow us to use a dictionary while writing the test.

Chris: Please, please, tell me what really happened.
Chris begged her to tell the truth.

Sergeant: Fire!
The sergeant commanded the firing squad to shoot.

Uncle: Have you ever thought of starting scuba diving? I guess you’d love it.
My uncle encouraged me to take up scuba diving.

Mother to Cecil: You must not talk to Julie again.
Cecil’s mother forbade him to talk to Julie again.

Doctor to patients: You should exercise at least 30 minutes a day.
The patients were instructed to exercise at least 30 minutes a day.

I: Why don’t you come in for a coffee?
I invited him to come inside and have a cup of coffee.

Police to photographers at an accident scene: No pictures!
The police ordered the photographers not to take any pictures of the accident scene.

College regulation: Teachers are not to use corporal punishment in the classroom.
The rules don’t permit teachers to beat students at this college.

Geoffrey to Julie: Be a vegetarian; it’s better for your health.
Julie: But I like bacon!
Geoffrey: You don’t know what those pigs have been eating.
Julie: Yuck! You’re right. I have never thought about it that way. I won’t eat meat any more.
Geoffrey persuaded Julie to become a vegetarian.

Health specialist: I think it would be better if people consumed much less fat and sugar.
The health specialist would prefer people not to consume so much fat and sugar.

Thesis consultant to student: You should read the Thesis Guide before you start your research.
The thesis consultant recommended the student to read the Thesis Guide before starting the research.

David: Don’t forget to buy some milk.
David reminded me to buy some milk.

Sign: Do not take photographs, please
Visitors are requested not to take photographs.

Teacher to pupils: Open your books at page 10.
The teacher told the pupils to open their books at page 10.

Mother to child: Don’t tease that dog!  It will bite you!
The mother warned her child not to tease the dog.

Secretary to the President: Now, it’s really high [no-glossary]time[/no-glossary] that you handed in your resignation, Sir.
The secretary urged the president to hand in his resignation.

Boss to secretary: Rewrite this letter. There are far too many mistakes in it.
The boss wanted her secretary to rewrite the letter.

Reporting sentence structure: verb + TO + infinitive
Common reporting sentence structures Reporting sentence structure: verb + noun / gerund (-ING)