The word "report" is both a noun and a verb.
A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
A verb tells what its subject does.
Example sentences:
I report to the board on Monday. (verb)
The lab called to report their findings. (verb)
A report of the incident was sent to management. (noun, subject of the sentence)
She didn't understand what the report meant. (noun, subject of the relative clause)
The teacher told us to write a report about 9/11. (noun, direct object of the verb "to write")
We compiled the information for a report. (noun, object of the preposition "for")
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The social studies teacher handed out project reports.
The student wrote reports about Queen Elizabeth and Bloody Mary.
Once they had got their stories, the reporters left to start getting them printed for the evening news.