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Peterchan Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Me or my?

Hi, thx for reading my question. I saw this sentence:

I expect you to do that without my having to hear updates from the customer.

Why do we use the word "my"? Would it be ok if I say without "me"....? Can somebody pls explain, thx so much!!
  

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peterchan I expect you to do that without my having to hear updates from the customer. Why do we use the word "my"? Would it be ok if I say without "me"..?

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  • peterchan I expect you to do that without my having to hear updates from the customer.
  • Why do we use the word "my"?
  • Would it be ok if I say without "me"..?
  • Can somebody pls explain, thx so much!!
  • The word "having" is a gerund - the present participle of a verb, used as a noun.
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peterchanI expect you to do that without my having to hear updates from the customer.
Why do we use the word "my"? Would it be ok if I say without "me"..? Can somebody pls explain, thx so much!!
The word "having" is a gerund - the present participle of a verb, used as a noun.

In this sentence, it is the object of the preposition without
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Thanks so much, but would u be able to explain more, I am still confused....thx in advance.
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