Changes to Demonstratives
Let’s look at the typical changes that we have to make to demonstratives (here, there, this, that etc) in reported speech.
| this “This is my favourite restaurant in the city,” he said. |
→ that He said that that was his favourite restaurant in the city. |
| these “I really like these new shoes,” she said. |
→ those She said that she really liked those new shoes. |
| here “I don’t want to be here any longer,” said Bert. |
→ there Bert said that he didn’t want to be there any longer.” |
We don’t need to change that, those or there:
“That’s my jumper!” she said.
She said that that was her jumper.
“Those trousers aren’t mine,” he said.
He said that those trousers weren’t his.
“I hope I can go there one day,” he said.
He said that he hoped he could go there one day.
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