Question

Mettez au discours direct/indirect : Valentin demande à son copain: « Qui est-ce qui vient pour ton anniversaire ? »

Hint:

Do not confuse qui est-ce qui (subject for persons) with qu'est-ce qui (subject for things).
• Qui est-ce qui $\rightarrow$ becomes qui in indirect speech.
• Qu'est-ce qui $\rightarrow$ becomes ce qui in indirect speech.

Answer 1

Step 1: Identifying the Discourse Type:
The sentence is in the Discours Direct (Direct Speech), representing an interrogative sentence questioning the subject of a person. We must convert it to Discours Indirect (Indirect Speech).

Step 2: Converting the Interrogative Pronoun:
The direct question starts with Qui est-ce qui (Who...).
• In indirect speech, the complex form qui est-ce qui is simplified directly to qui (who).

Step 3: Adjusting Possessive Adjectives:
Valentin is asking his friend (à son copain).
• The second-person possessive adjective ton (your) must be shifted to the third-person masculine singular son (his) to match the indirect reporting style.

Step 4: Final Construction:
Remove the colon and guillemets, inserting the new connectors and markers:
• Direct: Valentin demande à son copain: « Qui est-ce qui vient pour ton anniversaire ? »
• Indirect: Valentin demande à son copain qui vient pour son anniversaire. Final Answer: Valentin demande à son copain qui vient pour son anniversaire.