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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Possessive adjectives and V+ing

Which phrase is correct for the the pairs of phrases below, A or B?

A) His accepting the offer
B) His accepting of the offer

A) People's understanding this concept
B) People's understanding of this concept
  

Top answer

Anonymous Which phrase is correct A) His accepting the offer B) His acceptance of the offer A) People's understanding this concept B) People's understanding of this concept

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Which phrase is correct A) His accepting the offer B) His acceptance of the offer A) People's understanding this concept B) People's understanding of this concept
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AnonymousWhich phrase is correct
A) His accepting the offer
B) His acceptance of the offer
A) People's understanding this concept
B) People's understanding of this concept
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Are they all correct as below?

A) His accepting the offer
B) His acceptance of the offer
A) People's understanding this concept
B) People's understanding of this concept
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AnonymousAre they all correct as below?A) His accepting the offerB) His acceptance of the offerA) People's understanding this conceptB) People's understanding of this concept
Is MM's reply not clear?
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Yes it was clear but I wanted to make sure. It is ok, it is clear, all of them are correct. There is no difference in the meaning for both A and B, is that right?
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AnonymousAre they all correct as below?A) His accepting the offerB) His acceptance of the offerA) People's understanding this conceptB) People's understanding of this concept
Both examples for A come across as stilted and unusual. Both examples for B are much more common and natural in everyday language.
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I understand better now. I see that there is no difference in the meaning for both A and B, but A is unusual and B is more common and natural. Thank you.
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