say" you are the greatest person in the world"
Answers
Correct Question :-
Change into Indirect Speech :
They say, ''You are the greatest person in the world.''
AnswEr :-
They say that I am the greatest person in the world.
Changes made :-
↦ Since the reported verb is in present tense, thus no tense changes have been made in the reported speech.
↦ You has been changed to I. The speaker might be referring to the second person. Here, He/She could also have been used.
Extra Information :-
The points mentioned below are to be noted when we deal with the Direct and Indirect forms of narration :-
※ Always remember to enclose the direct speech within inverted commas.
※ Never change the tense of the reporting verb.
※ If the verb inside the inverted commas is about a Universal truth, don't change the tense.
※ If the reporting verb is in Present tense or Future tense, don't change the tense.
» The following are changed according to these certain rules if direct speech is to be changed into Indirect speech :-
✦ Tenses
✦ Personal and Possessive pronouns
✦ Words denoting nearness of time and nearness of position.