(1) The match between China and Japan couldn't go on ,because it was raining heavily .(同义句)

(1) The match between China and Japan couldn't go on ,because it was raining heavily .(同义句)
The match between China and Japan couldn't go on ----- ------ the heavy rain.
(2) My grandma said to me,"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.'(改为宾语从句)
My grandma ----- me ---- the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.