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What is the grammatical term for this? I know it is correct to say: “We appreciate your being here,” rather than “we appreciate you being here.”
I saw a sign at the veterinarian’s office today which reminded me to ask. The sign read: “We appreciate your dog being on a leash.” And I thought, shouldn’t that be: “we appreciate your dog’s being on a leash”?? Or am I hyper-correcting??
I’ve tried to look this up in a grammar book I own, but cannot find it easily. Is it a gerund?
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Grammar help, please
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Coffeebean
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02/24/03 09:01 PM
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wwh
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02/24/03 09:26 PM
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Jackie
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02/24/03 10:33 PM
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Coffeebean
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02/24/03 11:49 PM
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Bingley
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02/25/03 01:47 AM
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Jackie
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02/25/03 01:54 AM
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Bingley
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02/25/03 02:11 AM
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wwh
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02/25/03 02:16 AM
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Jackie
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02/25/03 02:31 AM
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Gramma got runned over
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musick
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02/26/03 05:51 PM
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AnnaStrophic
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02/26/03 07:18 PM
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Re: Gerunds
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wow
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03/02/03 04:18 PM
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The final word
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Faldage
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02/25/03 10:50 AM
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doc_comfort
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02/24/03 11:52 PM
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AnnaStrophic
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02/25/03 11:43 AM
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wwh
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02/25/03 01:07 PM
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