Verb + Gerund
Hi folks,
I recently learned that certain verbs are followed by a gerund. Most of the exmaples I read are quite simplistic.
Would somebody be so kind to to help me figure out which of the following sentences are correct?
I approve of his coming to the meeting or I approve of him coming to the meeting
I insis on hers paying the bill or I insis on her paying the bill
Thank you very much!
Top answer
anonymous I approve of his coming to the meeting or I approve of him coming to the meeting Both are correct with a full stop at the end. anonymous I insis on hers paying the bill or I insis on her paying the bill Both are wrong. This is right: I insis t on her paying the bill.
- anonymous I approve of his coming to the meeting or I approve of him coming to the meeting Both are correct with a full stop at the end.
- anonymous I insis on hers paying the bill or I insis on her paying the bill Both are wrong.
- This is right: I insis t on her paying the bill.
- CB
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anonymousI approve of his coming to the meeting or I approve of him coming to the meeting
Both are correct with a full stop at the end.
anonymousI insis on hers paying the bill or I insis on her paying the bill
Both are wrong. This is right: I insist on her paying the bill.
CB
0[1] I approve of his coming to the meeting.
[2] I approve of him coming to the meeting.
Both these examples are fine, and have the same meaning. Traditional grammar analyses "coming" in [1] as noun (a gerund), but modern grammar takes it as a verb. Thus in both cases, "coming" is a verb functioning as head of the underlined clauses.
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