Poll: If you don't mind ____ asking.....
If you don't mind ____ asking..... |
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Votes: 685
Comments: 7
Added: August 2004
Comments:
| LYnque - 25th March 2007 05:45 |
| Come on, people, get up on your gerunds! There's a noun here, and who does it belong to? |
| Klomag - 27th October 2008 02:44 |
| It may be difficult to tell, but "asking" is also a verb. Besides, you should've said "...to whom does it belong?" |
| Hmmm - 12th May 2009 13:25 |
| LYnque is right but slang prevails and folk etymology often wins. Many people in England and Australia pronounce "my" as "me" so that no difference can be heard when spoken aloud. |
| bonn - 16th June 2010 22:18 |
| Forgive me, but I do not see any nouns. I do however see two pronouns. |
| leopoldo - 24th October 2010 05:06 |
| this is a great place to learn inglish grammar |
| Anderson Ribeiro - 2nd February 2011 11:48 |
| Guys, the above phrase is used to soften some hard questions. i.e.: "If you don't mind my asking, how old are you?" Besides, there is one grammar rule for that, which says to use possessive case pronouns in front of gerunds. That's is my opinon. Take care. |
| Paul Paez - 21st November 2011 04:53 |
| Is asking a gerund? Or is it a participle? If it's the latter, see below: If you don't mind me asking (you). - "me" is the object of the sentence. "Asking" is the participle (not a verb) that describes me). Comparison: If he saw me taking the test, I would have felt embarrassed. (Would it be correct if I were to say "If he saw my taking the test"?) Feedback would be greatly appreciated. |
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