It could be any verb, actually. You can say "Young farmer Johnson 'herded' the baby lambs into the pen" since it is usually the verb used when talking about livestock. You can even say he "carried" them into the pen which, in this case, he would have to do one by one.
1. My father says that honesty is the best policy
2. I told my friend that they helped me in my hour of need
3. She told me she has done her duty
4. My mother told me that she is busy now
5. He told me that he has never seen a girl as intelligent as me.
6. The policemen told the thief that they had caught them red-handed
7. The servant said that they will quickly finish their work and go home
8. My father told me that he doesn’t think I am working very hard
It’s important to the speaker because helps improve your elocution and correct any mistakes in your pronunciation.