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Good evening,
I'm trying to work out what the direct objects are in reported speech. Am I right in thinking that the direct object in reported speech has to be a person?
My grammar book tells me this next sentence has NO object:
They denied stealing the car.
It tells me that 'stealing' is a gerund, so if it's a gerund, i assume it's a noun, so why can it not be the direct object?
I'm trying to work out what the direct objects are in reported speech. Am I right in thinking that the direct object in reported speech has to be a person?
My grammar book tells me this next sentence has NO object:
They denied stealing the car.
It tells me that 'stealing' is a gerund, so if it's a gerund, i assume it's a noun, so why can it not be the direct object?