Banking Exams English — Question 1874
Question
Improve the underlined part: 'She insisted ON ME LEAVING the room at once.'
- for me to leave
- on my leaving
- on me to leave
- No improvement
Correct answer
B — on my leaving
Explanation (English)
A gerund ('leaving') should be preceded by a possessive adjective, not an object pronoun: 'on my leaving'. 'On me leaving' is informal/incorrect in formal grammar.
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