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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Gerunds....or not
Which is the proper phrasing:
I was pleased with your giving me the gift
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I was pleased with you giving me the gift
This is awkward in the first place because it would be better to say I was pleased with the gift you gave me....but I hear this many times with the use of "your" followed by ....well, what is "giving" in this context? A gerund?
If someone would say
I was pleased with her pointing this out - that sounds ok rather than saying I was pleased with she pointing this out. But when you vs your comes into the picture, people often use "you".
Thanks,
Barbara Martin
I was pleased with your giving me the gift
or
I was pleased with you giving me the gift
This is awkward in the first place because it would be better to say I was pleased with the gift you gave me....but I hear this many times with the use of "your" followed by ....well, what is "giving" in this context? A gerund?
If someone would say
I was pleased with her pointing this out - that sounds ok rather than saying I was pleased with she pointing this out. But when you vs your comes into the picture, people often use "you".
Thanks,
Barbara Martin
Top answer
Hi, 'You' is more commonly said, but 'your' is considered more correct, more formal and more stylish. 'Giving' here is a gerund. Clive
- Hi, 'You' is more commonly said, but 'your' is considered more correct, more formal and more stylish.
- 'Giving' here is a gerund.
- Clive
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Hi,
'You' is more commonly said, but 'your' is considered more correct, more formal and more stylish.
'Giving' here is a gerund.
Clive
'You' is more commonly said, but 'your' is considered more correct, more formal and more stylish.
'Giving' here is a gerund.
Clive
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Hi Barbara,
I think giving the right context, the gerund form is used more common than we realized. i.e.
I am tired of your lying.
I am not going to tolerate anymore of your cheating.
When are you going to s
AnonymousI hear this many times with the use of "your" followed by ....well, what is "giving" in this context? A gerund?Yes, it is a gerund
I think giving the right context, the gerund form is used more common than we realized. i.e.
I am tired of your lying.
I am not going to tolerate anymore of your cheating.
When are you going to s
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