Dawly100
28-08-2006, 12:36 AM
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Exercise: say or tell
Word
Explanation Example
say to say something (say is followed immediately by a noun clause)
If you want to put a personal object after say, use the word to. Andrew said that he was right.
He said to his father that he was right.
tell to tell someone something (tell is followed by an object noun or pronoun) Can you tell me the way to the station, please?][®][^][®][
Exercise: say or tell
Word
Explanation Example
say to say something (say is followed immediately by a noun clause)
If you want to put a personal object after say, use the word to. Andrew said that he was right.
He said to his father that he was right.
tell to tell someone something (tell is followed by an object noun or pronoun) Can you tell me the way to the station, please?][®][^][®][