Correct use of "in case of"

[Daniele Menezes]

Please, which form is correct?
In case of mispronouncing... (or)
In case of mispronunciation...

[mykwyner]

I would say: In case of mispronunciation...

[vannak.camboy]

Hi Mykwyner,

Would you explain why "In case of mispronunciation..." is a better choice? I

Cheers,

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Daniele Menezes

Please, which form is correct?
In case of mispronouncing... (or)
In case of mispronunciation...

The word mispronunciation is a noun, a thing.

In case of raining.
In case of bad weather.

~R

[vannak.camboy]

Thanks RonBee,

but after preposition we can use either noun or gerund. why can't we use gerund in here?

Cheers,

[Daniele Menezes]

Thanks!

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by vannak.camboy

Thanks RonBee,

but after preposition we can use either noun or gerund. why can't we use gerund in here?

Cheers,

If by gerund you mean mispronouncing it is not a gerund. It is a verb.

~R

[vannak.camboy]

thanks... but verb+ing => gerund is it correct? if so, why mispronounce + ing is not gerund?

[mykwyner]

Swimming is good exercise.

In the above sentence, swimming is a gerund not only because it is a verb (swim) + ing, but because it is functioning as a noun.

In your sample phrase: In case of mispronouncing... it was not necessary to create a noun-type word (a gerund) from the verb mispronounce, because there already exixts a perfectly good noun mispronounciation which fits perfectly.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by vannak.camboy

thanks... but verb+ing => gerund is it correct? if so, why mispronounce + ing is not gerund?

If you can get enough people to use it that way it will be considered a gerund. Until then it is simply a mistake.

~R