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Tostyle un Posted 8 years ago
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Which is correct ?

"I remember her being smart in high school or she being smart in high school ?"

  

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" In this case, "her" is the possessive pronoun, not the object pronoun. When we use a pronoun before a gerund, we use the possessive pronoun. A possessive pronoun is a kind of adjective.

  • " In this case, "her" is the possessive pronoun, not the object pronoun.
  • When we use a pronoun before a gerund, we use the possessive pronoun.
  • A possessive pronoun is a kind of adjective.
  • It makes sense to use an adjective before the noun.
  • A gerund is the present participle form used as a noun.
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The correct word to use is "her." In this case, "her" is the possessive pronoun, not the object pronoun. When we use a pronoun before a gerund, we use the possessive pronoun. A possessive pronoun is a kind of adjective. It makes sense to use an adjective before the noun. A gerund is the present participle form used as a noun. Think of another word that is clearly a noun in the same position, a

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