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7 Mohammad Mahfooz HussainShe said, %u201cA drowning man will clutch at a straw.%u201dShe said that a drowning man will clutch at a straw.I said, %u201cCleanliness is next to godliness.%u201dI said that cleanliness is next to godliness.The lady said, %u201cAn empty vessel makes much noise.%u201dThe lady said that an empty vessel makes much noise.The leader said, %u201cWhere there is a will, there is a way.%u201dThe leader said that where there is a will, there is a way.I said, %u201cA cat has nine lives.%u201d I said that a cat has nine lives.The man said, %u201cA barking dog seldom bites.%u201dThe man said that a barking dog seldom bites.B. Natural Phenomena:Statements describing the permanent characteristics of nature do not change tense.Direct IndirectColourHe said to me, %u201cGrass is green.%u201d He told me that grass is green.Alam said, %u201cMilk is white.%u201d Alam said that milk is white.Sehrish said to me, %u201cCoal is black.%u201d Sehrish told me that coal is black.The mother said to the baby, %u201cThe sky is blue.%u201dThe mother told the baby that the sky is blue.She said to us, %u201cThe colour of blood is red.%u201dShe told us that the colour of blood is red.I said, %u201cWater is colourless.%u201d I said that water is colourless.