can't we use said and said to instead of told in reported speech.
We can use 'said to' instead of 'told' in reported speech.
We can use 'said' in reported speech. For example: ram said, "I am a good boy."
Ram said that he was a good boy.
We can use 'said' in reported speech. For example: ram said, "I am a good boy."
Ram said that he was a good boy.