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Ye Thu Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Direct Speech to Indirect Speech

D.S: Daw Mya said,"U Ba, are you sure you will marry Thida to this guy?"
I.S:(1) Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry Thida to that guy.
I.S:(2) Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry her to that guy.
I.S:(3) Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure Thida would marry to that guy.
Which one is correct? Thanks a lot.
  

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Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry Thida to that guy. Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry her to that guy. ) These are correct.

— Vsuresh

  • Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry Thida to that guy.
  • Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry her to that guy.
  • ) These are correct.
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Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry Thida to that guy.
Daw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry her to that guy. ( Here her refers to Thida.)

These are correct.
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Ye ThuDaw Mya asked U Ba if he was sure he would marry her to that guy.
That is potentially ambiguous. '... her ...' could refer to Daw Maw or to another person
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fivejedjonThat is potentially ambiguous. '... her ...' could refer to Daw Maw or to another person
Yes. it didn't strike me. Thank you, fivejedjon.
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