Reporting Structures
"No, mom! I don't want to eat this salad!" (REFUSE)
They boy refused to eat that salad
" If you don't keep up with your studies, we'll get your phone." - his parents threatened. (THREAT)
His parents threatened to get his phone in case he didn't keep up with his studies.
"I swear it wasn't me who painted the wall!" (DENY)
The boy denied having painted the wall.