# Changing Pronouns: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

Changing pronouns: In reported speech, pronouns change to fit the people in the story. Rules, examples and a free quick check for Class 6 to 12.

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# Changing pronouns: rules and examples

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Short answer. In reported speech, pronouns change to fit the people in the story. I, me, my, we, us and our follow the speaker. You and your follow the listener.

1 . Choose the right word. Asha said to Ravi, "You should use my pen." Asha told Ravi that he should use ___ pen.

I, me and my follow the speaker. You and your follow the listener.

In reported speech, pronouns change to fit the people in the story. I, me, my, we, us and our follow the speaker. You and your follow the listener.

Tanvi said that she might swim.

I, me and my follow the speaker. You and your follow the listener.

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- Speaker words . The speaker is the person who said the words. I becomes he or she, me becomes him or her, and my becomes his or her. We, us and our become they, them and their.
- Listener words . The listener is the person spoken to, after said to. You becomes he, she, they, him, her or them. Your becomes his, her or their. Match the listener, not the speaker.
- Both in one sentence . Sometimes one sentence has a speaker word and a listener word. Change each one on its own.
- Tanvi said, "I might swim."
- Tanvi said that she might swim.

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