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Raffere Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Possessive gerund
Should the following sentences take the possessive gerund? If so, why?
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In spite of vehicle sales rising 17 per cent "
"These proposed changes are central to Cattles achieving a more cost-efficient business model that mirrors current levels of lending activity,”
Apax’s stake will fall from 71 to 51 per cent, with RBS owning the rest
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Thank you
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In spite of vehicle sales rising 17 per cent "
"These proposed changes are central to Cattles achieving a more cost-efficient business model that mirrors current levels of lending activity,”
Apax’s stake will fall from 71 to 51 per cent, with RBS owning the rest
.
Top answer
I suppose you mean a possessive form before the gerund. I would say no in all cases. vehicle sales' rising, Cattles's achieving, and RBS's owning are all awkward in my opinion, and in the last case, definitely wrong.
- I suppose you mean a possessive form before the gerund.
- I would say no in all cases.
- vehicle sales' rising, Cattles's achieving, and RBS's owning are all awkward in my opinion, and in the last case, definitely wrong.
- The with ...
- -ing pattern doesn't ever take a possessive before its gerund, as far as I know.
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I suppose you mean a possessive form before the gerund. I would say no in all cases.
vehicle sales' rising, Cattles's achieving, and RBS's owning are all awkward in my opinion, and in the last case, definitely wrong. The with ... -ing pattern doesn't ever take a possessive before its gerund, as far as I know.
In my opinion, the possessive works better with
vehicle sales' rising, Cattles's achieving, and RBS's owning are all awkward in my opinion, and in the last case, definitely wrong. The with ... -ing pattern doesn't ever take a possessive before its gerund, as far as I know.
In my opinion, the possessive works better with
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