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Reported Speech (Backshifting: (Changes in time: (today - that day,…
Reported Speech
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Uses:
We use the indirect style or Reported Speech when we want to repeat what another person has said without using the same verb tense or words.
Backshifting:
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Changes in pronouns:
First person pronouns in the direct speech change according to the subject of the reporting verb in the indirect speech.
Second person pronouns in the direct speech change according to the object of the reporting verb in the indirect speech.
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