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

Hi, " Looking forward to " must be followed by a noun phrase, so you might have (for instance): - a noun (I'm looking forward to your reply ) - a pronoun (I'm looking forward to it ) - a gerund (I'm looking forward to

Hi, But what confuses me is why I should use " use " in the original sentence instead of " using ". You have used a gerund in both sentences. Please see: One room in his apartment is devoted to use a library. His

Hello teachers Please explain whether it should to consider a take subject or object form for pronouns. I don't want anybody but SHE/HER working on this project Here i think ' BUT ' is a conjunction and hence SHE should

You could possibly use the -ing form of the verb in your sentence: - I did not want him hearing this. subject+verb+object pronoun + verb infinitive/gerund(verb+ ing) " I did not want him heard this The word "heard" is neither an

We're two guys agreeing how to play football. Agreeing is a present participle in your sentence, not a gerund. Present participles are commonly used in what I call clause equivalents, in other words, in structures where a relative pronoun or

It's very commendable to know gerunds, infinitives (split or otherwise) pronouns etc., etc., and all the correct grammatical terms and usages, but I sometimes think intelligent people, such as yourself, should ease up on the academic pursuit

Here are a pair of sentences. In (A), gerund is used as a subject and in (B), perparatory pronoun "it" is. They are all grammatically alright or sound natural? If not, please let me know the reason. Thank you. (A) Climbing a mountain

Hi, Here are my thoughts. I'm neither an English teacher nor a native English speaker, but an English learner as you are, so think twice before following any of my suggestions. I hope, native speakers will provide their opinion on your essay

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