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Grammar

Him/his being ousted

Which is correct, and why?

1. would result in his being ousted

2.would result in him being ousted

Thanks

tony

  

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amount Which is correct, and why? 1. would result in him being ousted Thanks tony Both are correct.

— CalifJim

  • amount Which is correct, and why?
  • 1.
  • would result in him being ousted Thanks tony Both are correct.
  • 'his' is more formal than 'him', so it would be better to use 'his' on an English exam.
  • CJ
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amount

Which is correct, and why?

1. would result in his being ousted

2.would result in him being ousted

Thanks

tony

Both are correct. 'his' is more formal than 'him', so it would be better to use 'his' on an English exam.

CJ

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Both are correct. Being is a gerund acting as a noun. Therefore his goes nicely with it from a grammatical point of view. On the other hand, in is a preposition and all prepositions are followed by the object form of a personal pronoun, him.

There have been people who think only the possessive form (his) is correct as the subject of the gerund. They want to s

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