Common errors in English: Usage of Determiner and gerund.

 Determiner + Gerund


Incorrect : There is no use in me learning it. 


Correct : There is no use in my learning it.


Incorrect : There is no reason for you going there. 


Correct : There is no reason for your going there.


Note : When the present participle form of a verb is used as noun ( = gerund), any noun or pronoun coming before it must be in the possessive case. In the examples above, ‘my’ and ‘your’ are used as determiners.

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