How to report orders index


Orders are usually reported as follows : Tell, order, etc.+ somebody + (not) to do sth:

Robert gets home and says to his wife:

This morning my boss got angry with me because I was reading the newspaper and he told me to start working at once.

 


Sheila to her dog : "Don't move."    Sheila told her dog not to move.


  You can also use want, demand, etc.: 

Teacher: Do the exercise on page 50. 
Student: The teacher wants us to do the exercise on page 50.


  You must be careful because tell can be used to report orders and statements and the reported clauses are different in each case.