Buddy42
Junior Member
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- Jul 16, 2014
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- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
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- Germany
Dear teachers,
is there a difference between:
a) In spite of us coming late to the party, we had a lot of fun.
b) In spite of our coming late to the party, we had a lot of fun.
The possessive pronoun "our" in b) refers to the gerund "coming" and indicates that "coming late" somehow belonged to us that night.
But what about a)?
Is "coming" here a gerund as well? If yes, why is "us" in the object form here? Isn't it the gerund's subject? Or does this form refer to the introductory "In spite of"? Or is it rather a participle?
is there a difference between:
a) In spite of us coming late to the party, we had a lot of fun.
b) In spite of our coming late to the party, we had a lot of fun.
The possessive pronoun "our" in b) refers to the gerund "coming" and indicates that "coming late" somehow belonged to us that night.
But what about a)?
Is "coming" here a gerund as well? If yes, why is "us" in the object form here? Isn't it the gerund's subject? Or does this form refer to the introductory "In spite of"? Or is it rather a participle?