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Change of pronouns
you (object) her/his • He said, ‘I want to meet you.’
He said that he wanted to meet her.
he/she/it he/she/it • He said, ‘She will come tomorrow.’
He said that she would come the next day.
we they • She said, ‘We sang a beautiful song.’
She said that they had sung a beautiful song.
they they • He said, ‘They are late.’
He said that they were late.
me him/her • She asked, ‘Rohan, will you help me?’
She asked Rohan if he would help her.
us them • The girls said, ‘Meet us at the mall.’
The girls asked them to meet at the mall.
his/hers/its his/hers/its • The girls said, ‘It is hers.’
The girls said that it was hers.
Change of possessive adjectives and demonstrative adjectives
my his/her • Ria said, ‘Do you know my sister?’
Ria asked me if I knew her sister.
your my/his/her/ • She said, ‘Your brother is in my class.’
our/their She told me that my brother was in her class.
• She said to them, ‘I will return your answer
sheets tomorrow.’
She told them that she would return their answer
sheets the next day.
our their • The students said, ‘We love our teacher.’
The students said that they loved their teacher.
this that • Tim said, ‘I am reading this book.’
• Tim said that he was reading the/that book.
Change of time and place
today that day • Pawan said, ‘I met him today.’
Pawan said that he had met him that day.
tonight that night/ last • Rajiv said, ‘I am going to sleep early tonight.’
night Rajiv said that he was going to sleep early
that night.
tomorrow the next day/the • She said, ‘I will meet you tomorrow.’
following day She told me that she would meet me the next day.
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