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Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
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Hello

Is it OK to change the subject pronoun 'you' to 'they' , 'I' and 'we' when we change the following direct speech into indirect speech?

Ex/ He asked 'Who are you?'.

1. He asked who we were.

2. He asked who I was.

3. He asked who they were.

Regards

JA

  

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' If he was speaking to you, you report it as He asked who I was / who we were. If he was speaking to someone else, you report it as He asked who he was / who they were.

— Clive

  • ' If he was speaking to you, you report it as He asked who I was / who we were.
  • If he was speaking to someone else, you report it as He asked who he was / who they were.
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Ex/ He asked 'Who are you?'

If he was speaking to you, you report it as He asked who I was / who we were.

If he was speaking to someone else, you report it as He asked who he was / who they were.

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