tell sb to do sth

题目

tell sb to do sth
You can also phone Mr.Lee and tell him he can go to the movies with us.
这句话为什么不是tell sb.to do sth.结构,还有什么例子

答案

这里tell 后面跟的是一个完整的句子,你可以理解为tell him that he can go to the movies……
举个例子么就是：
please tell him I will wait in the lobby.