Gerund- being

[kanha81]

Any allegations of John being involved in that kind of a crime are purely ridiculous.

[a] John being involved in that kind of a crime are
John being involved in that kind of a crime is
[c] John being involved in that kind of crime is
[d] John's being involved in that kind of a crime are
[e] John's being involved in that kind of are

How to attack Gerund questions? What is the answer?

[goelmohit2002]

IMO "A"

Any allegations of John being involved in that kind of a crime are purely ridiculous.

Here "Any" is SANAM pronoun as suggested by Manhattan SC guide...so it may be singular or plural based on context

So Any Allegations......is/are...since allegations is plural so are required.

[a] John being involved in that kind of a crime are
Correct
John being involved in that kind of a crime is
>> Are required.

[c] John being involved in that kind of crime is
>>Are required.

[d] John's being involved in that kind of a crime are
>> IMO John is correct not John's.since we are not talking about any thing possessed by John.

[e] John's being involved in that kind of are
>> IMO John is correct not John's.since we are not talking about any thing possessed by John.

Hope that helps.

Thanks
Mohit

[kanha81]

[A] is not the right answer.

[scoobydooby]

i like D. is there a typo in E? is the word "crime" missing in the choice?

we need a possessive before being. so John's being is better than John being involved.

allegations -plural therefore we need "are"

[goelmohit2002]

There are two vertical splits in this questions.

1. is Vs Are. = This is for sure "are". That kicks out "B" and "C".
2. John Vs John's = Can some body please tell why possessive form is required here ?

[scoobydooby]

a gerund should be preceded by a possessive noun

https://grammartips.homestead.com/posses ... erund.html

[vin25]

Right ans should be option (D)

'Being' acts as a gerund here and hence will take the possesive form of John, i.e. John's.

[goelmohit2002]

Thanks Scooby.

Can there be any other way apart from Gerund approach to solve this question....as differentiating various "ing" words as gerunds and participles sometimes become a bit difficult.

[kanha81]

i like D. is there a typo in E? is the word "crime" missing in the choice?

we need a possessive before being. so John's being is better than John being involved.

allegations -plural therefore we need "are"

You are right about the typo. Sorry about that.

The answer is [E]. The answer baffles me!

[rs2010]

a gerund should be preceded by a possessive noun

https://grammartips.homestead.com/posses ... erund.html

This was a learning point.

[karmayogi]

a gerund should be preceded by a possessive noun

https://grammartips.homestead.com/posses ... erund.html

I didn't know the rule. Good question.

[lav]

new rule for me too
thanks scooby !!

[scoobydooby]

i like D. is there a typo in E? is the word "crime" missing in the choice?

we need a possessive before being. so John's being is better than John being involved.

allegations -plural therefore we need "are"

You are right about the typo. Sorry about that.

The answer is [E]. The answer baffles me!

kanha81,
does the choice E read:

John's being involved in that kind of crime or
John's being involved in that kind of a crime ?

because then it would all boil down to "kind of" vs. "kind of a"
the former is definitely conciser (by a letter )

[orel]

so, in E it is "..that kind of crime..", right?

What is wrong with "..that kind of a crime.."??

thanks

[kanha81]

a gerund should be preceded by a possessive noun

https://grammartips.homestead.com/posses ... erund.html

This is very informative. Thanks for the tip!

does the choice E read:

John's being involved in that kind of crime or
John's being involved in that kind of a crime ?

because then it would all boil down to "kind of" vs. "kind of a"
the former is definitely conciser (by a letter )

Yupe. That's a good way to narrow down to 2 answer choices!