FORM/USE: CITATION, PRESENT SIMPLE
EGP #1157 | B2 | REPORTED SPEECH / reported speech Can use the present simple form of the reporting verb to report information from a written source and a present tense verb in the reported clause. Lexical range: N/A
上面说今年夏天最值得穿的衣服是不同颜色的裙子！
It ___says that this summer the best clothes to wear are skirts with different colours!
报纸文章说活动中午开始。
The newspaper article ___says the event starts at noon.
菜单上明确写着这道菜含有花生。
The menu clearly ___states that this dish contains peanuts.
报告指出销售额已增长。
The report ___states that sales have increased.
该研究表明，过去十年间人们花在看电视上的时间激增。
The study ___indicates that time spent on watching TV has surged in the last decade.