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Reported speech: pronoun and determiner changes

With reported speech, we also usually have to change some pronouns and determiners.
These changes include:

Direct speech Reported speech Example
my his/her 'I've lost my credit card,'said Tim. ➔ Tim said he had lost his credit card.
this /that + noun the /that 'I love this sweater,'said Tim. ➔ Tim said he loved the/that sweater.
this / that + verb it 'This is a lovely sweater,'said Tim. ➔ Tim said it was a lovely sweater.
these/those + noun the/those 'I love those sweaters,'said Tim. ➔ Tim said he loved the/those sweaters.
these / those + verb they 'These are lovely sweaters,'said Tim. ➔ Tim said they were lovely sweaters.
verb + these/those them 'I'm going to buy these,'said Tim. ➔ Tim said he was going to buy them.

Form - Reported speech: tense and modal changes Form - Reported speech: time and place changes


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