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Help the local sheriff document a rather unusual witness statement about a UFO sighting.
Select ALL the reporting verbs that correctly complete the sentence.
The frantic farmer ______ that a glowing saucer had landed in his cornfield.
The correct answers are claimed, explained, and insisted.
These verbs can be followed directly by a that-clause to report statements or beliefs.
Told is incorrect here because it requires a direct object before the that-clause (e.g., told the sheriff that...). Asked is used to report questions, not statements of fact.