Question

III. Read the coach’s advice and choose the correct words in the rules below.

‘He said (that) it’s important to be a good listener.’
‘He told me that you need to be fair.’
‘He told me to do the right thing for the team.’

a. He refers to the coach / Annie.
b. Me refers to the coach / Annie.
c. We use an object (me) with the verb say / tell.
d. We don’t use an object (me) with the verb say / tell.
e. After tell / say we can use (not) to + infinitive.

Answer 1

a). The coach

b). Annie

c). Tell

d). Say

e). Tell

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the question, the correct words to fill in the given rules are mentioned above. Since the coach is giving advice, he is the speaker and therefore, 'he' refers to him while 'me'(the listener) is Annie. The object 'me' is used with tell in reported speech to indicate the message given by the speaker while 'say' is followed by 'that' instead of using an object. In case of 'tell', one can employ 'not to + infinitive(base form of the verb' as it is followed by the object.