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gr e w
am i l l
m le a
ar rn
to
da
y.
He said, I am playing.
She said, I am
painting.
SHE SAID
THAT SHE
WAS
PAINTING.
HE SAID THAT HE
HAD DONE THAT
EXERCISE THE
PREVIOUS NIGHT.
OF
COMMAS
USE OF THAT
CHANGE OF TENSE
CHANGE OF
PRONOUN
CHANGE OF
ADVERB
Change of
Tense
If the reporting verb is in the past tense in the direct speech statement ,then the verbs inside
the quotation mark will undergo corresponding changes in the indirect speech statements.
Simple Present
The girl said,
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
passed.
Simple Past
Past Perfect
Sheetal arrived
yesterday.
day.
dance.
dance.
Change of
Pronouns
SON formula
st person = Subject
1st
nd person= Object
2nd
rd person= No change
3rd
st person then it will
If subject of the quoted words is in 1st
change according to the subject of the reported verb
e.g. - He said to me, I like coffee.
He told that he liked coffee.
nd person then it will
If subject of the quoted words is in 2nd
change according to the object of reporting verb
e.g. - He said to me, You look happy.
He told that I looked happy.
rd person then there
If the subject of the quoted words is in 3rd
will be no change.
e.g. - He said to me, She has already left.
He told that she had already left.
1 Person
st
2nd Person
Anil told you that your parents were waiting for you.
3rd person
She
Change of
Adverbs
That
Today
That day
These
Those
Now
Then
Here
There
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Tonight
That night
Change of Adverbs
Interrogative Sentences
Where?
Who?
What?
HOME?
I ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW WHEN WOULD SHE GO HOME.
HE
Imperative Sentences
ADVICE
Lets check
what you have
learnt
Group Activity
I
In
of paper.
Good Job!!!
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
INTEREST!!!