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20 Mohammad Mahfooz HussainThe employee said, %u201cBoss, I have finished the project.%u201dAddressing him as boss, the employee said that he had finished the project.When addressing dignitaries with words like Sir/ Madam, etc. use words like respectfully, with respect, politely replacing these authorities%u2019 titles. Direct IndirectThe student said to the teacher, %u201cSir, may I come in?%u201dThe student respectfully asked the teacher if he might come in.The passenger said to the lady, %u201cMadam, is this seat taken?%u201dThe passenger politely asked the lady if that seat was taken.Rule %u2013 3: If the addressing is a blood relation or any other relationship:When changing the narration, the addressing word will be used as the object of the reporting verb following a possessive adjective (my, our, your, his, her, their, its etc.) according to the subject.Direct IndirectSehrish said, %u201cMother, where is my pencil?%u201dSehrish asked her mother where her pencil was.I said, %u201cUncle, someone is calling you.%u201dI told my uncle that someone was calling him.Alam said, %u201cHow are you, father?%u201d Alam asked his father how he was.Case %u2013 16: Introductory Words and Comment ClausesIf the reported speech begins with words/phrases like well, now, okay, so, very well etc. and comment clauses like %u2018as you know%u2019, %u2018to tell you frankly%u2019, %u2018you