A preposition before a gerund
Hello. While writing a short story, I wanted to express the thought that the local news had made a report on a missing girl. I came up with three ones:
1)News reported that the girl missed
2)News reported on the girl's missing
3)News reported on the girl's having missed
But when I typed out these three in a translator to check if they were correct, only the first one was considered to be proper. Can you please tell me why? Why can't the possessive gerund be used here? Thanks!
Top answer
They're all wrong. The local newspaper/radio station reported that the girl was missing.
- They're all wrong.
- The local newspaper/radio station reported that the girl was missing.
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They're all wrong.
The local newspaper/radio station reported that the girl was missing.
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