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Direct-Indirect Speech - Simple Sentences

Let's take three examples and see how the SON-Rule works:

Example: Direct Speech	She says to him, "I have finished my work, and I am helping her."
Example: Indirect Speech	She tells him that she has finished her work and she is helping her.
Particulars	Pronoun's Details to decide the Pronoun word to be used in Indirect Speech
Pronoun of Reported Speech	I	my	I	her
Its Person	1st Person	1st Person	1st Person	3rd Person
Its Case	Nominative	Possessive	Nominative	No change
Will change according to_____of the Reporting Verb	Subject	Subject	Subject	No change
The Subject or Object of the Reporting Verb is:	She	She	She	No change
Person of the above Subject/Object	3rd Person	3rd Person	3rd Person	No change
Case does not change, so we will remain:	Nominative	Possessive	Nominative	No change
Pronoun to be used in Indirect Speech of same Number/Person/Case	She	her	she	her

Example: Direct Speech	He says to you, "You give your books to me, and I have kept my notes with me."
Example: Indirect Speech	He tells you that you give your books to him and he has kept his notes with him.
Particulars	Pronoun's Details to decide the Pronoun word to be used in Indirect Speech
Pronoun of Reported Speech	you	your	me	I	my	me
Its Person	2nd Person	2nd Person	1st Person	1st Person	1st Person	1st Person
Its Case	Nominative	Possessive	Objective	Nominative	Possessive	Objective
Will change according to_____of the Reporting Verb	Object	Object	Subject	Subject	Subject	Subject
The Subject or Object of the Reporting Verb is:	You	You	He	He	He	He
Person of the above Subject/Object	2nd Person	2nd Person	3rd Person	3rd Person	3rd Person	3rd Person
Case does not change, so we will remain:	Nominative	Possessive	Objective	Nominative	Possessive	Objective
Pronoun to be used in Indirect Speech of same Number/Person/Case	You	your	him	he	his	him

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