Direct And Indirect Speech Questions Medium
The rules for changing pronouns in indirect speech are as follows:
1. First-person pronouns (I, we) are changed according to the subject of the reporting verb. For example, "I am going to the store" would become "He said he was going to the store."
2. Second-person pronouns (you) are changed to third-person pronouns (he, she, they) according to the subject of the reporting verb. For example, "You should study" would become "He told her she should study."
3. Third-person pronouns (he, she, it, they) remain the same in indirect speech. For example, "She is happy" would become "He said she is happy."
4. Possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, their) are changed to the possessive pronouns of the same person as the subject of the reporting verb. For example, "This is my book" would become "He said that was his book."
5. Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves) are changed to the reflexive pronouns of the same person as the subject of the reporting verb. For example, "I hurt myself" would become "He said he hurt himself."
It is important to note that these rules may vary depending on the context and tense of the reported speech.