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Notes 3. Direct : You said to him, “I did not give Sham my book.”
Indirect : You told him that you had not given Sham your book.
4. Direct : She said to me, “Shashi insulted my brother in my presence.”
Indirect : She told me that Shashi had insulted her brother in her presence.
5. Direct : They said, “We helped our neighbours as much as we could.”
Indirect : They said that they had helped their neighbours as much as they could.
Rule II. The Pronouns of the Second Person in the Reported Speech are changed into the Person of the
Object of the Preposition ‘to’ that comes after the Reporting Verb ; as—
1. Direct : I said to him, “You have taken your turn.”
Indirect : I told him that he had taken his turn.
2. Direct : He said to me, “You did not admit your mistake.”
Indirect : He told me that I had not admitted my mistake.
3. Direct : You said to her, “I cannot take you at your word.”
Indirect : You told her that you could not take her at her word.
4. Direct : I said to you, “Your chances of success are not bright.”
Indirect : I told you that your chances of success were not bright.
5. Direct : We said to them, “You cannot get the posts you aspire for.”
Indirect : We told them that they could not get the posts they aspired for.
Note. All nouns are of the Third Person.
Rule III. Pronouns of the Third Person undergo no change ; as—
1. Direct : I said, “He cannot contain himself for joy.”
Indirect : I said that he could not contain himself for joy.
2. Direct : You said to me, “They will carry the day even against heavy odds.”
Indirect : You told me that they would carry the day even against heavy odds.
3. Direct : She said to you, “He will surely drop a line in reply.”
Indirect : She told you that he would surely drop a line in reply.
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3.3.4 Change of Words Denoting Position

While changing Direct Speech into Indirect one words showing nearness are replaced by the
corresponding words showing distance.
We Change
Now into then Thus into so
Come ,, go Ago ,, before
Here ,, there Just ,, then
This ,, that Hither ,, thither
These ,, those Hence ,, thence
Today ,, that day Yesterday ,, the previous day
To-night ,, that night Last night ,, the previous night
Tomorrow ,, the next day Next week ,, the following week
The day before yesterday into the day before the previous day.
The day after tomorrow into the day after the next day.

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