Fill in the correct pronoun (Впиши подходящее по смыслу местоимение).
1. Linda said, ‘They won’t come to my party.’ — Linda said that
wouldn’t come to
party.
2. We haven’t got a key.’ — My parents said
didn’t have a key.
3. ‘Your painting is wonderful!’ Mary told me. — Mary told me that
painting was wonderful.
Explanation: The pronoun "they" refers to the people who were supposed to come to Linda's party. Since the sentence is in reported speech, we use the pronoun "they" to maintain the original meaning of the sentence.
Step-by-step Solution:
- Identify the sentence in reported speech: Linda said, 'They won't come to my party.'
- Replace the pronoun "they" with the correct pronoun used in reported speech: Linda said that they wouldn't come to her party.
2. We haven’t got a key.’ — My parents said they didn’t have a key.
Explanation: The pronoun "they" refers to the parents who are speaking in the reported speech. Again, in reported speech, we use the pronoun "they" to maintain the original meaning of the sentence.
Step-by-step Solution:
- Identify the sentence in reported speech: My parents said, 'We haven't got a key.'
- Replace the pronoun "we" with the correct pronoun used in reported speech: My parents said they didn't have a key.
3. ‘Your painting is wonderful!’ Mary told me. — Mary told me that my painting was wonderful.
Explanation: The pronoun "my" refers to the painting that the speaker owns. In reported speech, we use the possessive pronoun "my" to maintain the original meaning of the sentence.
Step-by-step Solution:
- Identify the sentence in reported speech: Mary told me, 'Your painting is wonderful!'
- Replace the possessive pronoun "your" with the correct possessive pronoun used in reported speech: Mary told me that my painting was wonderful.