Can I classify "Who I am" under Reported Speech?
Thank you for this. I had to look up the meaning of "Reported Speech." Now I believe I understand. Normally I have heard it expressed as "indirect speech."
So is this Reported Speech? I suppose it could be, e.g.,
"She explained to him who I am."
But I believe it could be used in another way, as well, e.g.,
"I sometimes I am not so sure just who I [really] am."
Is this Reported Speech? I don't believe so, but perhaps I am wrong in this.
You might also say, "Who I am is none of your business." Now surely that is not Reported Speech!
So I guess the point is that you can only tell if you actually make it a full sentence.