[Grammar] 'Looking forward to him coming to India' or 'Looking forward to his coming to India'

[Olympian]

Hello,

are both of these sentences correct?

1. I am looking forward to him coming to India.
2. I am looking forward to his coming to India.

I think they are both correct, but I want to confirm if I am right, and also if they mean the same thing.

Similarly, if I use 'arrive' instead of 'coming', then the sentences would be:

a. I am looking forward to his arrival in India.
b. I am looking forward to him arriving in India.

They are both ('a' and 'b') correct, aren't they?

Thank you

 

[Tarheel]

Yes. Yes. (If you are going to be right every time,why even bother? ;-))

 

[Olympian]

Yes. Yes. (If you are going to be right every time,why even bother? ;-))

Thank you.

(Regarding your (rhetorical?) question, I think you are (partly) joking, right? Most of the questions on this forum are my own, but sometimes I have to help others who ask me questions and if I am not sure about the answers, I have to ask here, because I am not a teacher and I don't want to give them wrong answers. I tell them about this website, but they are either too lazy or don't feel confident that they known enough English to even post their question properly.)

 

[Tarheel]

Yes, I was making an attempt at humor. (Note the -->;-)) So you are absolutely right.

Feel free to ask more questions.