Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence.
He said me a lie.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Collocation: In English, the standard idiomatic expression is to "tell a lie" rather than "say a lie."
Verb Usage: The verb tell is used when there is a direct object (the person being spoken to), such as "me." If you use say, it usually requires the preposition "to" (e.g., "He said to me..."), but it still wouldn't fit the context of lying.
Article Usage: The phrase requires the indefinite article "a" before "lie" to be grammatically correct in this context.
Correct Sentence: He told me a lie.