 #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 18, 2010 22:29 pm Gerund |
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| Grammarholic wrote: |
Are these grammatically correct?
Thanks. |
My not attending the symposium greatly upset the board members. Correct.
I am upset at Kyle's not attending his grandma's funeral. Correct.
My winning the lottery made all the difference in the world. Correct.
I'm happy with his not participating in the conference. Correct, but awkward. I'd rewrite it as "I'm happy that he did not participate in the conference."
Are both correct? What's the difference in meaning?
He was annoyed at the old man's smoking a cigarette.
[He was annoyed by the act itself (the smoking of the cigarette), not the old man.]
He was annoyed at the old man smoking a cigarette.
[He was solely annoyed 'with' the old man.] |
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