At the Scene of the Earthquake

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AT THE SCENE OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
Good evening. Here we are at the scene of the earthquake. Rescue workers have warned (1) us to keep back from the buildings and they (2) us that more of them (3) down.
Some of the survivors (4) us to contact their relatives and we (5) to do whatever we could.
Many countries have (6) to help with the rescue, and the local mayor (7) us that he hoped the number of dead would not be too high. He (8) to say whether he believed the buildings were safe or not, and (9) us that most buildings had been (10) the year before.
CLUES: beg, tell, remind, warn, refuse, check, promise, offer, tell, may fall

Solvi · Accepted Answer

Hi Ανδρέας, let's complete this report from an earthquake scene by using the reporting verbs provided in the clues. Let's look at the first three gaps. We are told the rescue workers have already warned people to keep back. Next, they are reporting a prediction about the buildings. For number two, they are informing us. So we use the verb tell. Since it is a current report, we use have told. For number three, they are predicting what happens to buildings, so we use may fall. Now for segments four and five. Some survivors are asking desperately for help. This matches the verb beg. In reporting, we use the past tense begged. In response to their plea, we made a commitment. The verb promise fits here. So, we begged us and we promised to do what we could. Moving on to number six. Other countries are coming forward with help. The clue offer fits perfectly here. To match the present perfect structure, we use have offered.

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