В пособии рассматриваются основные моменты английской грамматики: части речи имя существительное, имя прилагательное и наречие; видо-временные формы глагола; модальные глаголы; неличные формы глагола

11. advise, admit, agree, insist, promise, suggest and warn can be followed
by a that-clause:
She promised (that) she would finish the article be the end of the week.
He admitted (that) he was wrong.

12. ask, agree, beg, offer, promise, refuse and threaten can be followed by
the infinitive without mentioning the hearer. Ask and beg can be followed
by the passive infinitive:
They asked to see the manager.
The old woman begged not to be interrogated as a witness.


13. Negative commands, requests, offers etc. are usually reported by not +
infinitive:
The FBI officer ordered the policemen not to use weapons.

14. Let’s, let him/them in indirect speech
1. Let’s usually expresses a suggestion and is reported by suggest in
reported speech:

He said, ‘Let’s take a taxi to the station’.
He suggested taking a taxi to the station
or He suggested that they/we should take a taxi to the station.
But let’s not used alone in answer to an affirmative suggestion is often
reported by some phrase such as opposed the idea/was against
it/objected.
‘Let’s celebrate the wedding,’ said Tom. ‘Let’s not,’ said Ann.
Tom suggested celebrating the wedding but Ann was against it.

2. Let him/them

a) usually it expresses a command:
‘Let the boys clear up the mess in their room,’ said the father.
The father said the boys were to clear up the mess in their room.
but very often the speaker has no authority over the person who is to
obey the command:
‘It’s not my business,’ said the clerk. ‘Let the director do something
about it.’
He said that it wasn’t his business and that the director ought to/should
do something about it.
b) sometimes it is more a suggestion than a command. In such cases it is
usually reported by suggest, or say + should:
She said, ‘Let them go to the police. They’ll be able to help them.’
She suggested their/them going to the police...
She suggested that they should go to the police...
She said that they should go to the police.
c) let him/them can also indicate the speaker’s indifference:
The neighbours will complain,’ said Ann.
- ‘Let them (complain),’ said Tom.
Tom expressed indifference
or Tom said he didn’t mind (if they complained).

3. let is also an ordinary verb meaning allow/permit:

‘Let him come with us, mother,’ I said.
I asked my mother to let him come with us.