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Ann225 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
My applying or me applying
Hi,
“The internship prepared the ground for my applying for a job at the best law firm in the city.”
“The internship prepared the ground for me applying for a job at the best law firm in the city.”
Is only the first one correct? I know it’s considered to be proper grammar, but the ‘my’ in the sentence makes it sound so stilted.
Thank you.
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Ann225 Is only the first one correct? No. It's just more formal or, as you say, stilted.
- Ann225 Is only the first one correct?
- No.
- It's just more formal or, as you say, stilted.
- Actually, you have at least one more choice, and a less controversial one at that.
- prepared the ground for me to apply for a job ...
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Ann225Is only the first one correct?
No. It's just more formal or, as you say, stilted.
Actually, you have at least one more choice, and a less controversial one at that.
... prepared the ground for me to apply for a job ...
CJ
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