Indirect Speech - Changes in Personal Pronoun
Indirect Speech - Changes in Personal Pronoun
Changes in Personal Pronoun:
When reporting a speech the pronoun should be changed according to the relationship of the speaker to the person whose speech is being reported. If the spoken words contain a pronoun or determiner in the first or second person, this often changes to a different person in indirect speech: The third person remains the same.
(A) Personal Pronoun : - While changing into indirect speech, the personal pronoun of the reported speech are changed as per following :
The 'number' and 'case' of the 'person' do not change. Learn well the following table to understand the change of personal pronouns :
(B) Form of Personal Pronouns : -
| Person | Nominative Case | Objective Case | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Person | I We | me us | my our | mine ours |
| Second person | You | You | Your | Yours |
| Third person | He She It They | him her it them | his her its their | his hers X theirs |
(C) Conjuction 'that' is commonly usedwhile changing into indirect speech. e.g.
(a) Maya says, "I am going to Lucknow". Direct
Maya says that she is going to Lucknow. Indirect
Look at the methodology of transformation into indirect speech :
Sentence (a) :
So in indirect narration, the pronoun will be 'she' instead of 'I' and the verb will be 'is'.
(b) She says to Mukta, "You are writing a letter to him". Direct
She tells Mukta that she is writing a letter to him. Indirect
Look at the methodology of transformation into indirect speech :
Sentence (b) :
Change the following sentence into Indirect speech . 1. He said to me , " Your shirt is nice " . 2. She said , " He finished his task " . | |||
| Right Option : D | |||
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Change the following sentence into Indirect speech . We said , " We are decorating our house " . | |||
| Right Option : B | |||
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Change the following sentence into Indirect speech . She says to Mukta, "You are writing a letter to him". | |||
| Right Option : A | |||
| View Explanation | |||
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