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Cboutin3 Posted 12 years ago
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Are these sentences worded properly?

Alegni then used Charon’s Claw to inflict severe pain on Barrabus as a punishment for the assassin having the bridge renamed after himself. Barrabus detested being a slave to Charon’s Claw and Alegni, but he could not die even if he tried to kill himself since the sentient sword would either stop him or return him to life.
  

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This is a small point that many refer to ignore, some feel is absolute. having is a verb form that acts as a noun, so what comes before should be in the possessive: the assassin's having. Other cases: my believing you or not isn't the point; my son's arriving early caused havoc at the hospital.

— Philip

  • This is a small point that many refer to ignore, some feel is absolute.
  • having is a verb form that acts as a noun, so what comes before should be in the possessive: the assassin's having.
  • Other cases: my believing you or not isn't the point; my son's arriving early caused havoc at the hospital.
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This is a small point that many refer to ignore, some feel is absolute. having is a verb form that acts as a noun, so what comes before should be in the possessive: the assassin's having.
Other cases: my believing you or not isn't the point; my son's arriving early caused havoc at the hospital.
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