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Could you explain me why in the sentence:
We heard of the house being sold.
the "being sold" part is treated as a Gerund rather than a Complex Object with Participle I?
I mean, if it's a Gerund, shouldn't the sentence be like this:
We heard of the house's being sold.
?
