Question

Practice: Combine the two statements, using a possessive with a gerund.
They allow smoking here. I’m not in favor of it.I’m not in favor of
their allowing
smoking.

1)

He plays his MP3 player in the library. I don’t appreciate that._____________________________________________________________________________
2)

My father smokes cigars in the house. My mother objects to it._____________________________________________________________________________
3)

Betsy answered a phone call during the meeting. We didn’t mind it._____________________________________________________________________________
4)

My brother litters. I’m really annoyed by it.______________________________________________________________________________
5)

A young woman was appointed vice-president. The members of the board objected to it.______________________________________________________________________________
6)

Brad lost all his belongings in a fire. We were all very sorry about it.

Answer 1

1) I'm not in favor of him playing his MP3 player in the library.

2) I'm not in favor of my father smoking cingars in the house.

3) I'm not in favor of Betsy answering a phone call during the meeting.

4) I'm not in favor of my brother littering.

5) I'm not in favor of a woman being appointed vice-president.

6) I'm not in favor of Brad losing all his belogings in a fire.