tell - use in sentences

Object

  • story: Camp Six will be a Summit Theater which will tell the story of the conquest of Everest in 1953.
  • truth: Here's the key rant in which Clute sets out his protocol: Reviewers who will not tell the truth are like cholesterol.
  • tale: The story tells the tale of ' The Beast House ' ( strangely!
  • story: Chinese engineers like to tell stories about Western traffic experts who arrive brimming with solutions only to depart, shaking their heads in despair.
  • lie: He said: " I think Goebbels said: ` If you are going to tell a lie, tell a big one.

Used with why or when

  • which: It can be hard to tell which one is correct.
  • who: He could not trace it backward to its fountain head, and so he could not tell who it was that started it.
  • where: Also, Fall of Reach tells where Master Cheif came from.
  • when: You can always tell when somebody is speaking from personal experience.
  • that: But to tell about that would be another story.

Preposition: if

  • someone: How can I tell if someone has replied to my query?

Preposition: of

  • Messiah: He sent many prophets to tell of the coming messiah.

Infinitive complement

  • sit: They were told to sit in the room together for just two minutes.
  • ignore: The German press was told to ignore it completely.
  • do: Yvonne's Story The doctors treating Yvonne were told to do all they could to save her.

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