A good sentence with the word said

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A whistle-blower last night said a dodgy computer system was to blame for sparking travel chaos.
It was said that this country was so rich, the streets were paved with gold.
The doctor’s office called and said that they overbooked the appointments for today.
The book is about the phantoms that are said to haunt the nation’s cemeteries.
When we met them at the restaurant, they said there had been a change of plan.
I know he said he wouldn’t do it, but I think it’s just a matter of finding his price.
You are simply repeating, in slightly different words, what has been said already.
My lawyer said the court’s decision wasn’t correct and that we should file for an appeal.
To recapitulate what was said earlier, we need to develop new ways to gain customers.
He said such ridiculous things that he was often the target of lampoons in the press.
The police, conducting what they said was an antiprostitution raid, reported finding him in bed with a stripper.
He said he had been treated rudely, then went on to particularize.
The town’s ombudsman said he would look into charges of corruption.
When I said you were my best friend, I was speaking sincerely.
He said some really obnoxious things about his ex-girlfriend at the party.
Done and done, he said to himself. And he felt pretty good. The anger and hurt that only a few hours before had been sharp and deep had dulled.
I’m not usually a cherub person, he said donnishly, but the carvings are spectacular.
A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her.
He won’t get any drinkypoos out here, Rick said and smiled. He’ll be sober as a judge by the time we get to Taiwan.
The old gentleman was for going along with me, but I said no, I could drive the horse myself, and I druther he wouldn’t take no trouble about me.

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1. There is much to be said on both sides. 

2. No sooner said than done.

3. Evil [Ill] will never said well. 

4. Little said is soon amended.

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5. The least said the better.

6. The least said, the soonest mended. 

7. Little said, soonest mended.

8. The least said, the soonest mended.(or Least said, soonest mended). 

9. It is said that a cat hath nine lives, yet care would wear them all out. 

10. My father had always said that there are four things a child needs plenty of love, nourishing food, fegular sleep, and lots of soap and water—and after those, what he needs most is some intelligent neglect. 

11. No promise, only said not over of lies.

12. ‘I’m going now,’ she said, fastening her coat.

13. He proposed to me and I said yes .

14. Pardon me — I didn’t hear what you said.

15. When he said that, I had to agree.

16. What she said was fair comment .

17. He said he wanted to go to town.

18. «No fast food», she said emphatically.

19. The lighted dial of her watch said 1.20.

20. She’s an accomplished liar?they believed every word she said.

21. The doctor said she should be taking vitamin supplements.

22. The banker chuckled and said, «Of course not.».

23. ‘I’m so tired,’ she said.

24. Duff said he would be demanding a rematch.

25. His wife, a strange little mouse, never said anything.

26. Didn’t you hear what I said?

27. He said that dowsing for water is complete nonsense.

28. ‘Oh, hello,’ said Eileen, with forced brightness.

29. ‘I’m feeling rather tired,’ he said, his eyes glazing.

30. Don’t let it end like this . Tell them I said something. Pancho villa, Mexican revolutionary. 

Said example sentence. The sentences below are ordered by length from shorter and easier to longer and more complex. They use said in a sentence, providing visitors a sentence for said.

  • Dacier said. (10)
  • Chillon said. (10)
  • He said no more. (10)
  • I think he said. (10)
  • I nefer said that. (8)
  • Mr. Wagge had said. (8)
  • Rhoda said no more. (10)
  • Lucy said he had not. (10)
  • I said: We owe it love. (8)
  • It was so; he had said it. (4)
  • Little, of course, was said. (8)
  • Nothing was ever said to me. (13)
  • Mrs. Vostrand said to Westover. (9)
  • He said you had told him to be patient. (8)
  • Facts were at the bottom of what he said. (10)
  • He knew the world now, the young man said. (10)
  • In any case, she did not heed what he said. (9)
  • Possibly not, as Governments go, Beauchamp said. (10)
  • As he said this, each looked towards their mother. (4)
  • Do you know what she said when I entered her cell? (12)
  • I mean to do by you just what I always said I should. (9)
  • Many said much of the credit for his feats was mine. (21)
  • Besides, he is said to have broken with all his friends. (12)
  • He said to Weyburn, loud enough for his Charlotte to heir. (10)
  • His instinct told him that what the agent had said was true. (8)
  • She has not said she does, and does not mention her sister. (22)
  • He had long loose ears that might almost have been said to gap. (8)
  • Foxes were kept for hunting, he said; there was reason in that. (10)
  • Lapham said this as if he did not care to talk any more about it. (9)
  • She was flattered in being the sole confidante, and said no more. (10)
  • Victor said laughing, and bethought him of what the trouble might be. (10)
  • I would not have said insulted, or even offended, because Mr. Romfrey . (10)
  • He said carelessly of Commander Beauchamp, that he might think himself one. (10)
  • He said I should make money, if he took me, and grow as rich as princesses. (10)
  • Elizabeth looked at her sister with incredulous solicitude, but said nothing. (4)
  • Yet even what I have said seems shameless beside the vanity of your reserve. (12)
  • This was what Mela said for want of a better retort; but it was not quite true. (9)
  • It may not, perhaps, be said that he had distinctly known Sedgett to be the man. (10)
  • But whatever he did, or said now, would be like telling lies, or else being cruel. (8)
  • His father frequently saw Mr. Warwick, and said he was fretting himself to death. (10)
  • He laughed boisterously at something Lynde said, and kept filling his glass for him. (9)
  • Perhaps, as Patrick said of him to Caroline Adister, he was a bard without a theme. (10)
  • Speaking of Ireland, Miss Middleton said she had cousins there, her only relatives. (10)
  • The remark was current that a great deal was true of what had been said of the Fitzs. (10)
  • So he said, but no doubt he would not have hurt them if he had had them living before him. (9)
  • She had begun to have a curious secret jealousy of Noel though why she could not have said. (8)
  • When the clock struck three, Elizabeth felt that she must go, and very unwillingly said so. (4)
  • Vernon was brief, Corney had not let fly a single anecdote, he said, and lighted his candle. (10)
  • Furthermore, said her incandescent reason, she had not suspected such art of cunning in Willoughby. (10)
  • She said very well, Tuesday was just as convenient to her; so there is an end of all our difficulties. (4)
  • Alice allowed him to have this confidant, and did not demand of him a report of all he said to Boardman. (9)
  • He had said the word: and the first vanity of your born eccentric is, that he shall be taken for infallible. (10)
  • Upon which occasion Andrew had burst into a laugh, and said he could lay his hand on the writer of the letter. (10)
  • Some said the dog had belonged to a Negro who worked in a circus; others that it had come from the stock-yards. (12)
  • The reformer said this was primitive, crude and injurious to the interests of the public and especially the poor. (7)
  • Wright had said nothing about the Glenmore or Graves, however, and Jackson had not gone into his story very far. (13)
  • London was his home, and clothed him about warmly and honourably, and so he said to the demon in their next colloquy. (10)
  • Jorian DeWitt said my father lost his temper, a point contested by Wedderburn and Jennings, for it was unknown of him. (10)
  • He had conceived that his mother had a right to claim one month from him at the close of the war; he said this reddening. (10)
  • And in my turn I named the modest hotel where we were, and said that I thought it by all odds the pleasantest place in Saratoga. (9)
  • I know what he has done for English Commerce, and to build a colossal fortune: genius, as I said: and his donations to Institutions. (10)
  • Nor did he wonder, he said, at our running from studies of those filthy writings loose upon London; it was as natural as dunghill steam. (10)
  • The picture was finished, she knew, but Mrs. Dallison had said she was going to paint her again in another picture…. Hilary did not reply. (8)
  • He had suggested Ostend; or some point on the French coast; Kenby had thought of Schevleningen, and the doctor had said that would do admirably. (9)
  • She needed him urgently, and knowing him faithful to the death, she, because she knew him, dispatched purely the words which said she needed him. (10)
  • The Dauphin remembered incidents of his residence in the Temple, with a beautiful juvenile faintness: a conscientious angling for recollection, Wedderburn said. (10)

Also see sentences for: sah, sail.

Definition of said:

  • said, sed, pa.t. and pa.p. of say_: the before-mentioned, as the said witness.(0)

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The difference between SAY and TELL in English

  • Andrew said he was sick.
  • Andrew told me he was sick.

In general:
Say + something
Tell + someone

Say vs Tell - Example sentences in English

Let’s look at each verb in more detail…

SAY

Say = to express something in words.
You say SOMETHING

Say is an irregular verb:

Infinitive: to say
Present tense: say / says (Be careful with the pronunciation of says: /sez/)
Past tense: said
Past participle: said
Present participle: saying

For example

  • He said hello.

He said something… hello is that “something”

NOTE: You cannot say: He said me hello. (NOT correct)

Say does not have an object pronoun directly after it (me, him, her, us, etc.)
You can say something (to someone)

  • He said hello to me.

Example Sentences with SAY

Remember, it is SAY + SOMETHING

  • How do you say ‘chicken’ in Spanish?
  • I said goodbye to him.
  • We didn’t say anything.
  • Cecilia was saying the same thing.
  • They didn’t say what was wrong

TELL

You tell SOMEONE (something)

Tell is an irregular verb:

Infinitive: to tell
Present tense: tell / tells
Past tense: told
Past participle: told
Present participle: telling

Look at this sentence.

  • He said his name.

He did not say his name to a specific person. We do not know who the listener is.
What if he is talking to me?

We cannot say: He said me his name. (This is NOT correct)

You TELL someone something. So it becomes:

  • He told me his name. (This is correct)

Let’s look at some example sentences:

  • She told me her name.
  • He told us his secret.
  • Can you tell me the time please?
  • The teacher told them to put their books away.

Did you notice how there is a verb instead of a thing in the last sentence?

You tell SOMEONE to do something.
(The second verb is in the infinitive …. TO + verb)

This is usually a command or for instructions. For example:

  • I told Steve to be quiet.
  • They told my sister to turn her music down. (Turn down = to reduce the volume)

Tell can be used with wh-words (where, whn, what, also how)
The order is…
Tell + someone + (where/when etc.) + verb

  • They told us where to find the hotel.
  • He told me how to fix my computer.
  • Can you tell me when you are ready?
  • I told you what happened.

Tell can be used with or without an object pronoun in the following cases:

– Tell + the truth

  • I want you to tell me the truth.
  • I want you to tell the truth.
  • I want you to say the truth. (NOT correct)

– Tell + a lie (lies)

  • Amanda has never told me a lie.
  • Amanda has never told a lie.
  • Amanda has never said a lie. (NOT correct)

– Tell + a joke

  • John told us a terrible joke.
  • John told a terrible joke.
  • John said a terrible joke. (NOT correct)

– Tell + a story

  • I’m going to tell you a story about trolls.
  • I’m going to tell a story about trolls.
  • I’m going to say a story. (NOT correct)

Tell the truth, tell a lie, tell a story, tell a joke - Example sentences in English

Said or Told?

Compare these two sentences:

  • Jack said that he would be late.
  • Jack told me that he would be late.

In the first sentence we don’t specify exactly WHO he was talking to. He just said something. The listener is not important.
In the second sentence we specify that he said this to ME, so we need the verb TOLD. The listener is specified.

So the basic rule is:
Say + something
Tell + someone

Say vs. Tell Exercises

Complete these sentences with SAID or TOLD:

  1. Julie _____ me that she has a new job.
  2. Julie _____ that she has a new job.
  3. We _____ we were going to be late.
  4. I think he has just _____ a lie.
  5. Our boss _____ us to work from home.
  6. They _____ that they were busy.

The answers appear in the video at the top of this lesson.

I hope you found this lesson about the difference between SAY and TELL useful.

Say vs. Tell Summary Chart

Difference between SAY and TELL in English with examples.

Lesson tags: Common Mistakes, Past Tense, Say, Tell, Verbs, Vocabulary
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other words for said

Direct speech can be difficult to smoothly navigate when you’re writing, but if you’re writing a novel or short story, dialogue is almost certainly going to happen at some point. When there is a conversation, the most common thing to do is use “said” when a person speaks:

“Are you crazy?” said Mary.

“Some of the time,” said John.

“Well,” said Mary, “I wish you would give me some warning before you do things like that!”

“I’ll try,” said John.

Then Mary leaned in close and said, “Oh shucks! I love you anyway!”

That’s a whole lot of “said” right there, and it gets repetitive pretty fast, doesn’t it? It becomes essential to have alternatives for the word “said” if you want your writing to sound decent. There are several ways this can be done.

Skip the Bits Outside the Quotation Marks Altogether!

If a conversation involves two people (dialogue), your reader will quickly see the two people are talking. That means that you can introduce your speakers, and then continue the conversation without saying who said what on the assumption your reader will be able to work out who is speaking, at least for a few lines.

Describe Actions Before or After the Quotation Marks

For example: “Oh shucks! I love you anyway!” Mary cuddled closer with a sigh.

In our example, we can clearly see Mary was doing the talking. If John says something next, he’ll get a new paragraph to himself, emphasizing the change of speaker. Voila! Conundrum avoided. “Saying” words have been completely skipped, but we still know who was talking.

Use Words Other than “Said”

Depending on context, there are a whole bunch of alternative words for “said” we can choose. Perhaps Mary’s romantic utterance was:

  • Whispered
  • Breathed
  • Murmured
  • Sighed
  • Purred
  • Blurted
  • Gurgled
  • Chuckled
  • Mumbled
  • Warbled
  • Simpered

Her opening, “Are you crazy?” could have been:

  • Asked (a little weak, but there it is)
  • Exclaimed
  • Cried
  • Yelled
  • Squealed
  • Screamed
  • Shrieked
  • Squeaked
  • Shouted
  • Bellowed
  • Roared
  • Snapped
  • Wailed
  • Gasped
  • Laughed
  • Giggled
  • Tittered
  • Complained
  • Objected
  • Protested
  • Sobbed
  • Groaned
  • Grumbled
  • Scolded

What’s interesting is all these words imply mood much better than “said” does. Was Mary objecting to John’s actions in a good-humored, frightened or angry way? Your choice of words can tell your reader what her tone of voice was.

And when she told John she loved him anyway, was she feeling romantic or amused? Did she blurt it out unexpectedly, or was she being coy and flirtatious? How did John feel when he responded to her initial protestation? Was he serious or light-hearted?

Changing Moods

Look at how these words change the mood of the conversation:

“Are you crazy?” sobbed Mary.

“Some of the time,” muttered John.

“Well,” Mary complained, “I wish you would give me some warning before you do things like that!”

“I’ll try,” John promised.

Then Mary leaned in close and murmured, “Oh shucks! I love you anyway!”

You should have gained a sense of how the person speaking felt by the way they said it. Now see how changing the “talking” words can change the entire scene:

“Are you crazy?” giggled Mary.

“Some of the time,” chuckled John.

“Well,” Mary laughed, “I wish you would give me some warning before you do things like that!”

“I’ll try,” John grinned.

Then Mary leaned in close and purred, “Oh shucks! I love you anyway!”

Ok, so it’s not great literature. I’d probably have avoided introducing the speaker from about line 3, reintroducing them if the mood changed, or the conversation started to get too long to follow, but you get the idea. Example one is a lovers’ tiff, while example two is a couple having fun together. That’s a big difference, and “said” just wouldn’t have conveyed that.

List of “Said” Words According to Mood

Angry, Tense

  • Snapped
  • Snarled
  • Growled
  • Barked (lots of doggy words so far)
  • Bellowed (and a moose)
  • Roared (and a lion – this one could also imply triumph)
  • Grumbled
  • Complained
  • Objected
  • Remonstrated
  • Huffed (this one is just mildly exasperated)
  • Nagged
  • Blustered
  • Thundered (and some weather)
  • Screamed
  • Rasped
  • Worried
  • Yelled
  • Screamed
  • Shouted
  • Shrieked
  • Hollered (a bit of volume in these last few!)
  • Seethed
  • Ranted
  • Fumed

Happy, Amused, Positive

  • Laughed
  • Chuckled
  • Giggled
  • Grinned
  • Guffawed
  • Gurgled
  • Joked
  • Quipped
  • Teased
  • Cheered
  • Crowed

Certain, Sure, Confident

  • Declared
  • Asserted
  • Announced
  • Insisted
  • Assured
  • Argued
  • Bragged
  • Boasted
  • Stated
  • Reassured
  • Preached
  • Commented
  • Remarked
  • Confirmed
  • Vowed
  • Promised
  • Observed

Sarcastic, Creepy

  • Leered
  • Sneered
  • Jeered
  • Drawled
  • Taunted
  • Cackled
  • Mocked

Asking or Asking for

  • Begged
  • Pleaded
  • Requested
  • Questioned
  • Queried
  • Probed
  • Asked (of course)
  • Inquired
  • Entreated
  • Cajoled
  • Wheedled

Unsure

  • Faltered
  • Stammered
  • Stuttered
  • Hesitated
  • Guessed
  • Blurted
  • Trembled
  • Speculated

Tones other than the ones we’ve already covered (especially the loud ones)

  • Whispered
  • Murmured
  • Hissed
  • Trilled
  • Sang
  • Sniffed
  • Snivelled
  • Mewled
  • Moaned
  • Purred
  • Sobbed
  • Groaned
  • Moaned
  • Grunted

And we’re just scratching the surface…here are a few more:

  • Volunteered
  • Lied
  • Interrupted
  • Interjected
  • Exclaimed
  • Remonstrated
  • Finished

And as for “finished,” I realize this list is far from actually being finished. “Said” is all very well, but with so many more expressive words to choose from, you probably don’t need it! Do you have a favorite word to use other than “said” when you write that’s not listed above? Let us know and we’ll add it to our list.

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√ Passive.
√ It is said that…
√ He is said to…
√ (be) supposed to…

Passive voice is used in construction with Complex Subject to tell the information we are not sure.
Пассивный залог используется в конструкции с сложным существительным, чтобы сообщить информацию, в которой мы не уверены.

It is said that… He is said to… (be) supposed to…

A. Study this example situation:
Nikolay is a good man. Not everybody knows exactly that Nikolay is a good man, but:
It is said that Nikolay is a good man. or Nikolay is said to be a good man.
Both these sentences mean (Оба предложения обозначают): ‘People say that Nikolay is a good man.’

These structures can be used with a number of such verbs as (Эти структуры могут быть использованы с рядом таких глаголов, как):

thought
believed
considered  
reported    
known
expected
alleged
understood
думал  
верят     
считается  
сообщается
известно
ожидается
предполагается
понимают

Сравните эти две структуры:
— Jane studies very hard.
It is said that she studies 12 hours a day. or She is said to study 12 hours a day.
— The police are looking for a missing grandmother.
It is believed that the grandmother is wearing a brown blazer and blue scirt.
The grandmother is believed to be wearing a brown blazer and blue scirt.

— The exams started two weeks ago.
It is expected that the exams will end soon. or The exams are expected to end soon

— A friend of my wife’s has been awarded.
It is alleged that she was awarded. or She is alleged to have been awarded.

— Those two houses belong to the same family.
It is said that there is a bunker under them. There is said  to be a bunker under them.

These structures are often used in news reports. For example, in a report about an accident . (Эти структуры часто используются в информационных сообщениях. Например, в отчете об аварии):
It is reported that two people were injured in the explosion. or Two people are reported to have been injured in the explosion.

B. (Be) supposed to
Sometimes it is supposed to … = it is said to…
— Let’s go and listen to the musical show. It’s supposed to be very good. (= it is said to be very good)

— ‘Why was he awarded?’ ‘He’s supposed to have made a new computer programm.’ (= he is said to have made a new computer programm)

But sometimes supposed to has a different meaning. (Но иногда supposed, имеет различное значение) ‘Something is supposed to happen’ = it is planned, arranged or expected. Often this is different from what really happens (Часто это отличается от того, что в действительности происходит):
— I’d better hurry. It’s nearly 7 o’clock and I’m supposed to be meeting my wife Olga at 7.15. (= I have arranged to meet Ann, I said I would meet her)

— The train was supposed to arrive at 12.30 but it was half an hour late. (= the train was expected to arrive at 12.30 according to the timetable)

— Vlad was supposed to clean the house. Why didn’t he do it?
‘You’re not supposed to do something’ = it is not allowed or advisable for you to do it:

— You’re not supposed to cheat at the exam here. It’s the exam.

— Mr. Brown is much better after his accident but he’s still not supposed to do any work. (= his doctors have advised him not to …)

EXERCISES

1 Write these sentences in another way, beginning as shown. Use the underlined word in your sentence.

1. It is _expected_ that the strike will end soon. The strike _is expected to end soon._
2. It is _expected_ that the weather will be good tomorrow. The weather is —
3. It is _believed_ that the thieves got in through the kitchen window. The thieves —
4. It is _reported_ that many people are homeless after the floods. Many people —
5. It is _thought_ that the prisoner escaped by climbing over a wall. The prisoner —
6. It is _alleged_ that the man drove through the town at 90 miles an hour. The man is —
7. It is _reported_ that the building has been badly damaged by fire. The building —
8. a: It is _said_ that the company is losing a lot of money. The company —
b: It is _believed_ that the company lost a lot of money last year. The company —
c: It is _expected_ that the company will lose money this year. The company —

2 People say a lot of things about Arthur. For example:
1 Arthur cats spiders.
2 He is very rich.
3. (He writes poetry.
4. (He has 12 children.)
5. (He robbed a bank a long time ago.
Nobody knows for sure whether these things are true or not. Write sentences about Arthur using (be) supposed to.
1. Arthur is supposed to eat spiders.
2. He —
3. —
4. —
5. —

3 Now you have to use (be) supposed to with its other meaning. In each example what happens is different from what is supposed to happen.
Use (be) supposed to + one of these verbs:

arrive /be /block /come /park /phone /start

Some of the sentences are negative (like the first example).
1. You_’re not suppose to park_ here. It’s private parking only.
2. The train _was supposed to arrive_ at 11.30, but it was an hour late.
3. What are the children doing at home? They — at school at this time.
4. We — work at 8.15, but we rarely do anything before 8.30.
5. This door is a fire exit. You — it.
6. Oh dear! I — Ann but I completely forgot.
7. They arrived very early—at 2 o’clock. They — until 3.30.

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