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

Should the following sentences take the possessive gerund? If so, why? Thank you " In spite of vehicle sales rising 17 per cent " "These proposed changes are central to Cattles achieving a more cost-efficient

When we say 'his being' we are using 'his' as a possessive pronoun. This is tantamount to saying Bob's doing... (An apostrophe here indicates possessive). And whenever one uses such a construction, although one should try to

Alex: Here's a bit more explaination on Mr. M's valour Your speaking German is cute. Speaking is a gerund, and the subject (singular) in the sentence. Your can be interpreted as either the subject of the gerund, or the possessive

Hi PMB, The word "walking" is a gerund and it acts like a noun. Therefore, it takes a possessive. If you flip the sentence "Your walking into class late every morning is something I don't appreciate" it becomes

After reading your posts, I see that you believe either case is correct, and you put forth a strong argument. If I were to use the possessive case with gerunds, however, I firstly need to know if a verbal in a sentence is in fact a gerund or a

The subject of the gerund need not always be in a possessive form. Mind requires the gerund and that's why asking is a gerund in your example. In informal style the object form is often used: If you don't mind me/my asking... Insisting on

Hi, how can I tell if this is a gerund or a participle? Knowing which verbal this is helps me determine the case of the pronoun: objective or possessive. The indication for my progress in regards to time management comes from my completing tasks

I side with Avangi - This one seems more like a noun than an adjective. Quote from Fowler's - "The King's English" The participle is an adjective, and should be in agreement with a noun or pronoun; the gerund is a noun, of which

I'd prefer the use of "government" (i.e. without a possessive 's) in this case. There is a nice little write-up about gerunds and possessives here (which may or may not support my preference):