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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Gerund

Which is correct, please?

I would appreciate your getting both copies countersigned and forwarding one back to us.

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I would appreciate you getting both copies countersigned and forwarding one back to us.
  

Top answer

Both of them are right. In the first sentence your is a possessive adjective. In the second sentence you is an object pronoun (as in me, you, him, her, etc).

— Novalee

  • Both of them are right.
  • In the first sentence your is a possessive adjective.
  • In the second sentence you is an object pronoun (as in me, you, him, her, etc).
  • In informal or spoken English it is more common to use object pronouns before the -ing form, especially when it is functioning as the grammatical object in the sentence.
  • For example: Do you mind me making a suggestion?
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Both of them are right.

In the first sentence your is a possessive adjective.

In the second sentence you is an object pronoun (as in me, you, him, her, etc).

In informal or spoken English it is more common to use object pronouns before the -ing form, especially when it is functioning as the grammatical object in the sentence. For example:

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Guest,
You'll find more about the gerund in this thread:
http://www.EnglishForward.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=34530

Miriam
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Miriam, thanks for that link. It's been very interesting to read.
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And thank you, Novalee Emotion: smile

The gerund and its uses are, undoubtedly, more clearly and "technically" explained in a gra
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