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Question 92

Select all sentences that correctly follow the object requirements of say and tell.

  1. The inspector said that the emergency light needed a new battery.Correct answer
  2. The beekeeper said the apprentice that the queen was in the upper box.
  3. The director told that the afternoon performance had sold out.
  4. The tutor told Sana that her calculation method was sound.Correct answer

Explanation

The inspector correctly uses said without a listener, and the tutor correctly gives told a direct personal object. The other sentences either attach a person directly to say or leave tell without its required object.

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