If the verb in the independent clause is in the present tense, the tense that the verb in the indirect quotation should be is remain in its original tense.
You don't have to shift tenses because it is present in the independent one.
For example:
He says: "I need to wash my hair."
He says that he needs to wash his hair.
You wouldn't say - he says that he needed to wash his hair.
A thesis statement is a sentence in an essay, report, research paper, or speech that identifies the main idea and/or central purpose of the text.
The thesis statement serves as the organizing principle of the text and usually appears in the introductory paragraph, often at the end.
Answer: There are many answered to this question, the most used phrases are I, my, me, and mine
Explanation:
This indicates that you are talking about yourself, just as first person is. Ex: “I would love it if you came to my party!”