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Question 31

Which full report correctly shifts ownership and location in the pronoun-time-place contrast? Direct from Jon in the studio: "My tools are here." Reported next week from the depot after the tools were moved.

  1. Jon said his tools were there in the studio.Correct answer
  2. Jon said my tools were there in the studio.
  3. Jon said his tools were here in the studio.
  4. Jon said my tools were here in the studio.

Explanation

His tools and there correctly identify Jon as the owner and the studio as a place away from the depot report. My tools keeps the reporter as owner, while here incorrectly points to the depot.

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