The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change according to the subject or object of the reporting verb such as _____, _____, _____ or _____ in reported speech.
he, him, their, theirs
Explanation
In reported speech, first-person pronouns change according to the subject or object of the reporting verb. The pronoun 'I' changes to the third-person 'he' (or she), 'me' changes to 'him' (or her), 'our' changes to 'their', and 'mine' changes to 'theirs'. This is evident in the context examples where Lomov's 'I' and 'my' change to 'he' and 'his', and Natalya's 'My' changes to 'her'.
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the first-person pronouns given in the sentence: I, me, our, mine.
Step 2: Determine their corresponding third-person pronouns used in reported speech: I -> he, me -> him, our -> their, mine -> theirs.
Step 3: Fill the blanks sequentially with these third-person pronouns: he, him, their, theirs.