galley0  +  43757 Sun, 29 Aug 04 01:26 AM Which of the following sentences is correct? A. I shall appreciate you coming to class on time. B. I shall appreciate your coming to class on time galley0 Joined on Sat, Aug 28 2004 New Member 20

	CalifJim  +  43766 Sun, 29 Aug 04 05:24 AM Sentence B is correct and has always been considered the correct form in traditional grammars. Nevertheless, some grammarians have begun to accept Sentence A as correct as well, especially in informal contexts. In Google or a similar search engine search on the words 'possessive' and 'gerund'. You will get a lot of hits where you can compare various approaches to your question. CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,475 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Possessives, Gerunds

	anon1  +  43767 Sun, 29 Aug 04 06:20 AM CalifJim & galley0, Adding to the prior post, galley0 might want to see this article on possessive forms. I am sure there are many other references as well. But I was curious so I looked it up at the previously mentioned link. MountainHiker anon1 Joined on Fri, Jul 2 2004 Senior Member 2,049 Articles, Grammar, Possessives

	CalifJim  +  43770 Sun, 29 Aug 04 07:04 AM Hi MountainHiker! Actually, when you do the Google search, that very same article is within the first three or so hits! Hope everything's going well for you. Take care, Jim CalifJim Articles

	anon1  +  43813 Sun, 29 Aug 04 05:36 PM Hey CalifJim, I find that general site (http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm) to be quite helpful for a lot of topics. So when I saw its link, I visited it first. It's a great day, so I am going to off here soon and enjoying the outdoors. Hope you enjoying your Sunday! Best regards, MountainHiker anon1 Regards, Grammar