Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in the blanks in the following sentences:

were complaining, shouted, replied, remarked, ordered, suggested

1. “I am not afraid” ……….  the woman.

2. “Leave me alone,” my mother

3. The children ……….. that the roads were crowded and noisy.

4. “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all” ……….., the master.

5. “Let’s go and look at the school ground”……….., the sports teacher.

6. The traffic police ……….. all the passers-by to keep off the road.