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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Gerund

1.A judge overturned the ban on the ground of violating state laws.

2.A judge overturned the ban on the ground of its violating state laws.

Guys...

Sentence 1 , though it sounds awkward, I could not figure out any grammatical issue with it.Can someone highlight what is wrong with first sentence? Does possessive its(as in 2) makes sentence 1 any better...if so why?

Please clarify..

Thank you
  

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if so why? I think the possessive pronoun/adjective makes the meaning more precise. It's remotely possible the judge felt that some aspect of the case other than the ban itself (some procedural technicality, perhaps) constituted a violation.

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  • if so why?
  • I think the possessive pronoun/adjective makes the meaning more precise.
  • It's remotely possible the judge felt that some aspect of the case other than the ban itself (some procedural technicality, perhaps) constituted a violation.
  • The "its" makes it clear that this is not the case.
  • A judge overturned the ban on the ground of violating state laws.
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pokhDoes possessive its(as in 2) makes sentence 1 any better...if so why?
I think the possessive pronoun/adjective makes the meaning more precise.

It's remotely possible the judge felt that some aspect of the case other than the ban itself (some procedural technicality, perhaps) constituted a violation. The "its" makes it clear that this is not the c
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