English-2
Grade-8
Easy
Question
Which of the following is an example of possessive adjectives with gerunds?
- She insisted on my washing the car.
- He didn’t mind her wearing makeup.
- She had not anticipated their arriving so early.
- All the above.
Hint:
A gerund is the part of a verb ending in '–ing' that is partly a verb and partly a noun.
The correct answer is: All the above.
In formal writing in English, we use possessive case of nouns and pronouns before gerunds as their subjects. In the given sentences, the possessive adjectives 'my', 'her', and 'their' are used as the subjects of the gerunds 'washing', 'wearing', and 'arriving' respectively.
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