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Osee Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Me asking is kind of sign.

I want to change it to be: My asking is kind of sign. Which is more normal? Thanks.
  

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Me asking is kind of sign. My asking is a kind of sign.

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  • My asking is a kind of sign.
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Me asking is kind of sign. My asking is a kind of sign.
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This should be no wrong with kind of, which equals some or certain. Of course, yours is also right but kind of different.
AvangiMe asking is kind of sign. My asking is a kind of sign.
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May I have a little bit of further input here? Thanks.
OseeI want to change it to be: My asking is kind of sign. Which is more normal? Thanks.
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My asking is a kind of sign.

You do need the 'a' in this sentence. 'My asking is kind of sign' is incorrect.
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Or, using kind of (or sort of) in a slangy way,

My asking is kind of a sign.

In either case, you need a.

CJ
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Thanks a lot, all you guys. By adding an "a" in the title sentence, is there any chance that "Me asking is kind of a sign" is correct? I just realized that "asking" could be regarded as modifying "Me" and "Me" here is the subject. But is there any chance that "me" can act as a subject? Thanks.
CalifJimOr, using kind of (or sort of) in a slangy way,

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AnonymousThanks a lot, all you guys. By adding an "a" in the title sentence, is there any chance that "Me asking is kind of a sign" is correct? I just realized that "asking" could be regarded as modifying "Me" and "Me" here is the subject. But is there any chance that "me" can act as a subject? Thanks.
"Me" can't be a subject because it's the wrong case. If
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I just realized that "asking" could be regarded as modifying "Me" and "Me" here is the subject.
No. I don't think that analysis does the job. me by itself can't be a subject. At best, the implied clause me asking would be the subject. But the use of that sort of subject puts the statement in a lower register.

The following all have the sam
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Thanks, CalifJim. but what do you mean by the red part?
CalifJim
I just realized that "asking" could be regarded as modifying "Me" and "Me" here is the subject.
No. I don't think that analysis does the job. me by itself can't be a subject. At best, the implied clause me asking would be the subject. But the use of that sort of subje
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The following all have the same basic meaning.

Me asking is a kind of sign.
My asking is a kind of sign.

Calif Jim, does that mean both the above are grammatically correct, including 'Me asking is a kind of sign.' ??

What about :

'His leaving home plunged his widowed mother into a deep depression' and

'Him
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