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    Say and Tell: By: Miss Karen

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    The document discusses the differences between using "say" and "tell" when communicating. While say and tell can both mean to utter or inform, they are used in different grammatical constructions. Specifically, "say" is used with the preposition "to" after an indirect object, whereas "tell" does not take "to" and uses the indirect object alone. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper uses of say and tell in giving commands, advice, and reporting information.

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    The document discusses the differences between using "say" and "tell" when communicating. While say and tell can both mean to utter or inform, they are used in different grammatical constructions. Specifically, "say" is used with the preposition "to" after an indirect object, whereas "tell" does not take "to" and uses the indirect object alone. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper uses of say and tell in giving commands, advice, and reporting information.

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    The document discusses the differences between using "say" and "tell" when communicating. While say and tell can both mean to utter or inform, they are used in different grammatical constructions. Specifically, "say" is used with the preposition "to" after an indirect object, whereas "tell" does not take "to" and uses the indirect object alone. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper uses of say and tell in giving commands, advice, and reporting information.

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    Say and Tell: By: Miss Karen

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    Karen Gilmartin
    The document discusses the differences between using "say" and "tell" when communicating. While say and tell can both mean to utter or inform, they are used in different grammatical constructions. Specifically, "say" is used with the preposition "to" after an indirect object, whereas "tell" does not take "to" and uses the indirect object alone. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper uses of say and tell in giving commands, advice, and reporting information.

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    Say and tell

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    Miss Karen

    Say and tell have the same meaning: to utter, to pronounce in words, to communicate, to inform
    but are used in different constructions.
    Mother told to me, I am very happy.
    Preposition to is never used after tell.
    Mother told me (that) she was happy.

    The teacher says to us to stand up.

    Commands: Tell + object + infinitive is used for commands.

    The teacher told us to stand up.

    She say to me not to worry about the time.

    Advice: Tell + object + infinitive is used for advice.

    Tell someone (not) to do something.

    She told me not to worry about the time.

    I told to my friend something.

    When Both say and tell are followed by an indirect object. Say indirect object is used with
    preposition to, and after tell indirect object is always used without preposition.

    I told my friend something.

    We say to someone something

    We tell someone something

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