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Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Approve of
In the following sentence, which structure is correct and why?
He finally approved of his marrying a girl he had met at work.
He finally approved of him marrrying a girl he had met at work.
He finally approved of his marrying a girl he had met at work.
He finally approved of him marrrying a girl he had met at work.
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sun 94 He finally approved of his marrying a girl he had met at work. He finally approved of him marrrying a girl he had met at work. Do these sentences involve two or three males, or only one?
- sun 94 He finally approved of his marrying a girl he had met at work.
- He finally approved of him marrrying a girl he had met at work.
- Do these sentences involve two or three males, or only one?
- The possessive is used with the gerund, so the first example is the grammatically correct one.
- I have no idea why!
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sun 94He finally approved of his marrying a girl he had met at work.Do these sentences involve two or three males, or only one?
He finally approved of him marrrying a girl he had met at work.
The possessive is used with the gerund, so the first example is the grammatically correct one.
I have no idea why!
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