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28 Mar 2013, 05:04
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Hi Experts,
Request you to please provide your reasoning on the below two sentences.
I know that the Rule is to use possessive pronoun with Gerunds, however I am confused how do you get to know if the noun phrase is being used as Gerund or Participle.
1) I appreciate you taking the time to read my novel
2) I appreciate your taking the time to read my novel
I know that sentence 2 is grammatically correct but the confusion is how do I make sure if I need to use possessive or not, and I would like to know the difference in the meanings between sentence 1 and 2 as well.
Please clarify.
Thanks
H
Request you to please provide your reasoning on the below two sentences.
I know that the Rule is to use possessive pronoun with Gerunds, however I am confused how do you get to know if the noun phrase is being used as Gerund or Participle.
1) I appreciate you taking the time to read my novel
2) I appreciate your taking the time to read my novel
I know that sentence 2 is grammatically correct but the confusion is how do I make sure if I need to use possessive or not, and I would like to know the difference in the meanings between sentence 1 and 2 as well.
Please clarify.
Thanks
H
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28 Mar 2013, 05:14
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I appreciate you taking the time to read my novel
this is wrong because the focus of the construction is the action--- your taking the time to read my novel--
but yes u can say :I appreciate you for taking the time to read my novel
this is not always true
this is wrong because the focus of the construction is the action--- your taking the time to read my novel--
but yes u can say :I appreciate you for taking the time to read my novel
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this is not always true
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28 Mar 2013, 05:33
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Hi Himanshu,
In the first sentence "taking..." is modifying "you", i.e. it is acting as a participle; whereas; in the second sentence "taking..." is acting as a gerund phrase or simply a noun phrase. Grammatically both may be correct, but logically sentence 2 makes more sense.
1) I appreciate you taking the time to read my novel --> "you" is being appreciated
2) I appreciate your taking the time to read my novel --> "taking the time" is being appreciated
To check whether a phrase is a noun phrase, replace it with a simple noun.
e.g. I appreciate your book. or I appreciate your advise. or I appreciate your consideration.
Consider the following examples where both the usages are correct.
I appreciate Tom Cruise doing a great job as an actor. --> "doing" is modifying "Tom Cruise", hence it is acting as a participle. Moreover appreciation is for Tom Cruise
I appreciate Tom Cruise's acting. -->"acting" is a gerund or a noun. The appreciation is for "acting".
Hope this helps,
Vercules
