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I don’t think Linda would have approved of my sending the picture; but I did it anyway.

Specifically, is of my sending the picture correct?

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    Yes, but of my sending the picture is not a constituent; of goes with approve to form a transitive verb. The gerund clause my sending the picture is the direct object of approve of.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Dec 20, 2014 at 18:07
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    My sending the picture is grammatical, and falutes slightly higher, but with pronouns there are many idioms. Gerund clauses have two complementizers: the normal Acc-ing complementizer (without him telling me), and the Poss-ing complementizer (without his telling me). Both are correct, both are common, but Acc-ing is somewhat more common in practice.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Dec 20, 2014 at 18:14
  • Also answered at Analysing clause elements and their function
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Dec 20, 2014 at 20:11

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