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Reported speech: pronoun shift

Structure:

direct speech pronouns shift to match the reporting perspective

Example:

Hun sa: 'Jeg er glad.' → Hun sa at hun var glad. **Translation:** She said, 'I am happy.' → She said that she was happy.

Examples

Hun sa: 'Jeg er glad.' → Hun sa at hun var glad.

She said, 'I am happy.' → She said that she was happy.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Hun sa: 'Jeg er glad.' → Hun sa at hun var glad."

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Å vs at: choosing between infinitive and subclause

Abstract nouns without article

Adverbial phrases with -vis (way / manner suffix)