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What is wrong with this sentence " me buying you food is contingent on you making the cookie."?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-05-25 13:40:16

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What is wrong with this sentence " me buying you food is contingent on you making the cookie."?

5 answers

  • Anonymous

    Strictly speaking, it should read: "MY buying you food is contingent on YOUR making the cookie". My [noun] is contingent on your [noun]. In this sentence, 'buying' and 'making' are gerunds - 'verbal nouns'

  • Anonymous

    People don't bake just one cookie

  • Anonymous

    "My buying you food" is the correct way to state this.

  • Anonymous

    "My buying food for you is contingent on your making the cookie." I don't understand "making the cookie", but I assume you understand it.

  • Anonymous

    "me" is the object form of I. It makes no sense here. Do you mean My? Sentence must start with a Capital. On making one cookie or cookies?

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