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HifaMo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The students' behaving

Hi,

Please, which one is better?

-The students' behaving well pleased the teacher.

-The students behaving well pleased the teacher.

Are the underlined parts in both cases gerunds?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

The apostrophe is required, but the sentence is not natural. Yes, behaving is a gerund. Here are a couple of suggestions.

— RandomGuy

  • The apostrophe is required, but the sentence is not natural.
  • Yes, behaving is a gerund.
  • Here are a couple of suggestions.
  • The students’ good behavior greatly pleased the teacher.
  • The teacher was greatly pleased [by / with] the students’ good behavior.
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The apostrophe is required, but the sentence is not natural. Yes, behaving is a gerund.

Here are a couple of suggestions.

The students’ good behavior greatly pleased the teacher.
The teacher was greatly pleased [by / with] the students’ good behavior.
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