When can we say that a sentence is grammatically correct?

In order for a sentence to be grammatically correct, the subject and verb must both be singular or plural. In other words, the subject and verb must agree with one another in their tense.

How do you use had better in a sentence?

I had better (‘it would be a good idea if I’, ‘it would be better for me to’) is used as a modal auxiliary verb: I had (or I’d) better sleep now. It would be a good idea for me to sleep now.

How do you use said or told?

Said is the past participle of say and told, that of tell. Both are informal usages,however, told is more emphatic and means to inform something to someone. We use it mostly in indirect or reported speech.

Had said or had told?

Both are correct for all persons and their use depends on the time period being discussed. “Had said” is past tense; it refers to refers to a short time period that stretches from the recent past up almost up to the. present (i.e. up to a minute or two ago).

Has told or had told?

It depends. “I have told you.” means that, sometime before the moment you are saying this, the telling has happened. “I had told you.” means that, at some moment in the past, the telling had already happened. eg.

When should we use had better?

Had better is used to give advice about specific things (use should for general advice). It is followed by the infinitive without to. We’d better take something to eat or we will be hungry later. It’s getting late.

Where is told used?

Told is used to report what someone else has spoken to a specific person or a group of persons. Said is used prominently in indirect speech. Told is used generously in direct speech.

Is had told correct?

Only the past tense is correct: ‘I told you my name’. ‘I had told you’ is the past perfect tense and you need to have a reason to use it.

Is it “I told him or I told him to”?

Nonetheless, to your question, the answer is “I told him.” “I told him” is the correct format. As “him” is already indicating the person, so “to” is not essential there. HELLO!

Is it correct to say I said to him or to him?

If you must use the preposition “to”, then this is the correct way – I said to him. There’s more to this rule. If you are familiar with the concept of reported / indirect speech, you must use “said to” for direct speech and “told” for indirect speech.

What is the difference between ‘said’ and ‘told’?

Said is the past participle of say and told, that of tell.Both are informal usages,however, told is more emphatic and means to inform something to someone. We use it mostly in indirect or reported speech.That is how we have arrived at the usage, whenever we convert direct speech to indirect speech, we use told instead of said.

Is “I told him all kinds of different things” grammatically correct?

In this example it would be easier to say “I told him all kinds of different things,” but in my opinion it is grammatically correct to say, “I told all kinds of different things to him.” Nonetheless, to your question, the answer is “I told him.” “I told him” is the correct format.