Narration is a major concept in English grammar learning. There are many rules that need to be followed while doing narration i.e. while changing from direct speech to indirect speech. Let’s have a look at the rules for changing pronouns in narration.
Before, knowing the rules of changing pronouns in narration, let’s identify the different types of pronouns.
• First Person: I, my, me, we, our, us.
• Second Person: You, your.
• Third Person: He, she, they, them, their.
Pronouns are changed as a rule that is popularly termed as SON; here, S stands for Subject, O for Object and N for No Change.
Rule 1: First Person is changed in the indirect speech according the subject of the reporting verb in the direct speech. For example:
• Direct Speech: She says, “I love Winnie the Pooh.”
Indirect Speech: She says that she loves Winnie the Pooh.
• Direct Speech: I say, “I am an honest person.”
Indirect Speech: I say that I am an honest person.
Rule 2: Second Person is changed in the indirect speech according to the object of the reporting verb in the direct speech. For example:
• Direct Speech: She says to me, “You have bought good fun toys from Bburago India collection.”
Indirect Speech: She tells me that I have bought good fun toys from Bburago India collection.
• Direct Speech: I say to them, “You have shopped from Mothercare online India collection.”
Indirect Speech: I said to them that they have shopped from Mothercare online India collection.
• Direct Speech: She says to her, “You have completed your work.”
Indirect Speech: She tells her that she has completed her work.
Rule 3: Third Person is not changed in the indirect speech. For example:
• Direct Speech: He says, “He loves shopping online.”
Indirect Speech: He says that he loves shopping online.
• Direct Speech: Everybody says, “They want peace in the world.”
Indirect Speech: Everybody says that they want peace in the world.
These are the rules of narration that is used in terms of changing pronouns in English grammar.
Before, knowing the rules of changing pronouns in narration, let’s identify the different types of pronouns.
• First Person: I, my, me, we, our, us.
• Second Person: You, your.
• Third Person: He, she, they, them, their.
Pronouns are changed as a rule that is popularly termed as SON; here, S stands for Subject, O for Object and N for No Change.
Rule 1: First Person is changed in the indirect speech according the subject of the reporting verb in the direct speech. For example:
• Direct Speech: She says, “I love Winnie the Pooh.”
Indirect Speech: She says that she loves Winnie the Pooh.
• Direct Speech: I say, “I am an honest person.”
Indirect Speech: I say that I am an honest person.
Rule 2: Second Person is changed in the indirect speech according to the object of the reporting verb in the direct speech. For example:
• Direct Speech: She says to me, “You have bought good fun toys from Bburago India collection.”
Indirect Speech: She tells me that I have bought good fun toys from Bburago India collection.
• Direct Speech: I say to them, “You have shopped from Mothercare online India collection.”
Indirect Speech: I said to them that they have shopped from Mothercare online India collection.
• Direct Speech: She says to her, “You have completed your work.”
Indirect Speech: She tells her that she has completed her work.
Rule 3: Third Person is not changed in the indirect speech. For example:
• Direct Speech: He says, “He loves shopping online.”
Indirect Speech: He says that he loves shopping online.
• Direct Speech: Everybody says, “They want peace in the world.”
Indirect Speech: Everybody says that they want peace in the world.
These are the rules of narration that is used in terms of changing pronouns in English grammar.
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