Direct and Indirect Speech: Say vs. Tell

Direct and Indirect Speech: Say vs. Tell

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Direct and Indirect Speech: Say vs. Tell
Learn about 'say' and 'tell' in direct and indirect speech.

Students often forget to include direct object with 'tell'; e.g. She told it was raining. -> no 'me' as in: She told me...
Others often include the unnecessary direct object with 'say'; e.g. She said me it was raining.

Page includes sample sentences for ask, answer, whisper, shout, warn, and advise.