ENT403 - (G) Using possessive gerunds | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

I am proud of (me/achieve) such a significant milestone.

my achieving

The professor lectured the students. (______ captivated the students' attention.)

The professor's lecturing

The gardener planted on the backyard. (_________ beautified the backyard.)

The garderner's planting

The team leader is considering (us/enter) the competition.

our entering

He confessed to (them/stealing) the cookies from the jar.

their stealing

She's hesitant about (he/make) decisions without consulting others.

his making

The doctor recommended (she/take) vitamins for better health.

her taking

I remember (you/mention) the upcoming event.

your mentioning

The manager approved of (them/use) the conference room.

their using

The chef cooked for the customers. (.......... left a lasting impression on the restaurant's customers.)

The chef's cooking

The children play in the park. (.........delighted their parents.)

The children's playing....

Correct the sentence: The manager approved of them using the conference room.

their using

Correct the sentence: We are considering Mike joining the committee.

Mike's joining

Correct the sentence: He insisted on them participating in the event.

their participating

Correct the sentence: She doesn't mind you borrowing her books.

your borrowing

Correct the sentence: We enjoyed the student singing at the concert.

the student's singing

Correct the sentence: I can't stand he complaining all the time.

his complaining

Correct the sentence: They appreciate me helping with the project.

my helping

John writes poem. _____ has captured the attention of literary enthusiasts.

John's writing / His writing

The dog barked at the intruder. _____ alerted the family to the intruder.

The dog's barking / Its barking

Mary sang well. ____________ impressed everyone at the talent show.

Mary's singing / Her singing

(Write yes or no question.) Sara / answer her phone during movies / attract a lot of attention

Does Sara's answering her phone during movies attract a lot of attention?

(yes or no question) your father / smoke in the car / bother everyone in your family

Does your father's smoking in the car bother everyone in your family?

she / put on her makeup on the bus / drive you crazy

Does her putting on her makeup on the bus drive you crazy?

your son / sleep late every morning / make you angry

Does your son's sleeping late every morning make you angry?

(yes/no) they / talk during your presentation / be annoying

Is their talking during presentation annoying?

(yes/no) he / play loud music / bother you

Does his playing loud music bother you?

Paula says bad things about people all the time. (What I don't like is..........)

What I don't like is Paula's saying bad things about people all the time.

You always pay for lunch. (I object to..........)

I object to your always paying for lunch.

We walked to the restaurant at night. (.......... probably wasn't a safe thing to do.)

Our walking to the restaurant at night probably wasn't a safe thing to do.

The hotel clerk expected a tip. (.......... seemed inappropriate to me.)

The hotel clerk's expecting a tip seemed inappropriate to me.

That dog followed us down the street. (..........scared me.)

That dog's following us down the street scared me.

She texted her friends during the movie. (I couldn't stand ..........!)

I couldn't stand her texting her friends during the movie.

My neighbor complains about everything. (.......... makes me angry sometimes.)

My neighbor's complaining about everything makes me angry sometimes.

My brother leaves his dirty laundry on the floor. (....... really bothers me.)

My brother's leaving his dirty laundry on the floor really bothers me.