Direct object. i think it the write one i wouldnt say its fully right
Heya here’s your answer
1) He told me that he could help me
2) They said they would join us for lunch
3) I told you that I was going to be late
4) The article said that the accident happened the day before
5) Our teacher had told us that she had lost our homework
I would say:
The past passed very quickly.
An inference is a conclusion that a reader draws based on evidence in a text.