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Complete this text message about a fierce roommate dispute over the last slice of pepperoni pizza.
Select ALL the reporting verbs that grammatically fit the sentence.
When confronted about the missing pizza, Dave ______ eating the last slice.
The correct answers are admitted and denied.
Both admit and deny can be followed directly by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb).
The verbs refuse, promise, and offer are followed by a to-infinitive, not a gerund (e.g., Dave refused to eat it, Dave promised to buy more).