Forms of Object
An object may take any of a number of forms, all of them nominal in some sense. Common forms include:
- A noun or noun phrase, as in "I remembered her advice."
- An infinitive or infinitival clause, as in "I remembered to eat."
- A gerund or gerund phrase, as in "I remembered being there."
- A declarative content clause, as in "I remembered that he was blond."
- An interrogative content clause, as in "I remembered why she had left."
- A fused relative clause, as in "I remembered what she wanted me to do."
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