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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

There or their being

Is the proper construction "there being no..." or "their being no..."? "Being" is a gerund, so "their" strikes me as correct, but it does look a bit odd. Which is correct? Thanks.
  

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There being ... is correct. There being no othermatters to discuss, the meeting ended.

— Yoong Liat

  • There being ...
  • is correct.
  • There being no othermatters to discuss, the meeting ended.
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There being ... is correct.

There being no othermatters to discuss, the meeting ended.
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Anonymous"their being no.
Here, 'their' implies that it 'belongs to someone', which is not right according to your question .
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