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Cloudpixie Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Gerund use to indicate possession

Hello,

If I want to express that Jill's mom was upset about the fact that Jill was in a hospital, can I use both these sentences or is only one version acceptable?

Jill's dad said, "Jill being in the hospital was hard on her mom."

Jill's dad said, "I think her being in the hospital was harder on her mom than on her."

  

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" #2 is fine.

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  • " #2 is fine.
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#1 is OK, but better is Jill's dad said, "Jill's being in the hospital was hard on her mom."

#2 is fine.

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