The committee members resented

[Freeguy]

Which sentence is correct?

1. The committee members resented the president that he did not tell them about the meeting.
2. The committee members resented the president's not informing them of the meeting.

Thanks!

 

[bhaisahab]

Which sentence is correct?

1. The committee members resented the president that he did not tell them about the meeting.
2. The committee members resented the president's not informing them of the meeting.

Thanks!

The first one is incorrect.

 

[Tdol]

Or you could use resented the fact that the president....

 

[bhaisahab]

Or you could use resented the fact that the president....

Even then "had not told them" would be better.

 

[emsr2d2]

Or "The committee members resented the president for not telling them about the meeting".
Or "The committee members resented the president for not having told them about the meeting".

 

[Freeguy]

1. What about this one: " ... that the president had failed informing themselves that there was going to be a meeting. "

2. Would you please tell me why we used possessive here? ( .... the president's not informing them ..... .)

 

[5jj]

1. What about this one: " ... that the president had failed informing themselves that there was going to be a meeting. "

No

 

[Tdol]

Even then "had not told them" would be better.

Good point

 

[Barb_D]

2. Would you please tell me why we used possessive here? ( .... the president's not informing them ..... .)

It's the "not informing" that's the problem. That's a noun phrase, and (for lack of a better way to explain this) the president "owns" that action (or non-action).

It's the same reason we say "I appreciate your coming on such short notice" instead of "I appreciate you coming on such short notice." It's the "coming" that is appreciated, a noun, so the pronoun is the possessive form. However, most people either are unaware of this "rule" or choose to ignore it. You'll hear the non-genitive used all the time.