Banking Exams English — Question 1874

Question

Improve the underlined part: 'She insisted ON ME LEAVING the room at once.'

  1. for me to leave
  2. on my leaving
  3. on me to leave
  4. 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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