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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Grammatically correct?

Are both sentences grammatically correct?

I hope your mom doesn't think I’m being disrespectful for my not having gone to the hospital.

Can I eliminate 'my'?

I hope your mom doesn't think I’m being disrespectful for not having gone to the hospital.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

disrespectful by not goin g to the hospital. "

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  • disrespectful by not goin g to the hospital.
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I would simplify the sentence with ...disrespectful by not going to the hospital. by not having gone would be correct in some situations, but here I think it's a case of "too much verb tense."
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