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CHANGES OF PRONOUNS IN REPORTED SPEECH

Background Information for Learners

In indirect/reported speech, you need to be careful with personal

pronouns. They need to be changed according to the situation. You need to
know the context.
A pronoun (I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many,
who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc.) is a word that takes the
place of a noun. In the sentence Joe saw Jill, and he waved at her, the
pronouns he and her take the place of Joe and Jill, respectively.

Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech

Rule #1
First person pronoun in direct speech (i.e. I, we) is changed according to
the pronoun of reporting verb if pronoun in reporting verb is third person
pronoun (i.e. he, she)
For example:
o Direct speech: He said, “I don’t want to shock people”
o Reported speech: He said that he didn’t want to shock people.
o Direct speech: They said, “we‘ll look after Liam.”
o Reported speech: They said that they would look after Liam.
Rule #2
First person pronoun in direct speech (i.e. I, we) is not changed if the
pronoun (Subject) of reporting is also first person pronoun (i.e. I or we).
For example:
o Direct speech: I said, “I do my homework.”
o Reported speech: I said that I did my homework.
o Direct speech: We said, “we buy our clothes.”
o Reported speech: We said that we bought our clothes.
Rule #3
Second person pronoun in direct speech (i.e. you) is changed according to
“object” of reporting verb.
For example:
 o Direct speech: He said to her, “you are cute.”
o Reported speech: He said to her that she was cute.
o Direct speech: He said to me, “you are a generous person.“
o Reported speech: He said to me that I was a generous person.
Rule #4
Third person pronoun in direct speech (i.e. he, she, it) is not changed in
reported speech.
Examples:
o Direct speech: They said, “She does not have the necessary
qualifications.“
o Reported speech: They said that she did not have the necessary
qualifications.
o Direct speech: She said, “It is raining.“
o Reported speech: She said that it was raining.

Learning Competency with code

Use direct and reported speech appropriately in varied contexts,

EN7G-III-e-3

Directions/Instructions

Put in the correct pronouns into the sentences in Reported speech.

Exercises/Activities

1. Jacob: "I work in an office."

Jacob told me (that) ________ worked in an office.
2. Ryan and Lucas: "We play football."
Ryan and Lucas told me (that) _______ played football.
3. Victoria: "I like my cat."
Victoria told me (that) _______ liked ______ cat.
4. Henry: "Can you see me?"
Henry asked me if _______ could see _________.
5. Julian: "I will have to borrow your pencil."
Julian told me (that) ________ would have to borrow ______ pencil.
6. Melanie: "My father is Jamaican."
Melanie told me (that) _______ father is Jamaican.
7. Emma and Doris: "Can we use your camera?"
Emma and Doris asked me if ________ could use ________ camera.
8. Leah: "How is your journey?"
Leah asked me how ________ journey was.
9. Isabella and Ella: "We love our pets."
Isabella and Ella told me (that) ________ loved _________ pets.
10. Grandmother: "Please bring me a cup of my tea."
Grandmother told me to bring ___________ a cup of __________ tea.
Guide Questions (if necessary)

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Rubric for scoring (if necessary)

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Reflection

References for learners

https://7esl.com/changes-pronouns-reported-speech/
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/
pronouns.htm

Answer Key

1. he 6. her
2. they 7. they, my (2 points)
3. she, her (2 points) 8. my
4. I, him (2 points) 9. they, their (2 points)
5. he, my (2 points) 10. her, her (2 points)

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SHEILA MAY C. MAGALLANES

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