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by charan13387 » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:56 am
Ques: Everyone of us have understood that without him helping us we would not have succeeded in our program over the past six months.

A) Everyone of us have understood that without him helping us
B) Everyone of us has understood that without his helping us
C) Everyone of us have understood that without his help
D) Everyone of us has understood that without him helping us
E) Every single one of us have understood that without him helping us

What's the correct answer and why?

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by bubbliiiiiiii » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:39 pm
charan13387 wrote:Ques: Everyone of us have understood that without him helping us we would not have succeeded in our program over the past six months.

A) Everyone of us have understood that without him helping us
B) Everyone of us has understood that without his helping us
C) Everyone of us have understood that without his help
D) Everyone of us has understood that without him helping us
E) Every single one of us have understood that without him helping us

What's the correct answer and why?

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Between B and D, B has his usage which is a possessive pronoun. Thus, incorrect.

IMO D
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by aditya8062 » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:37 pm
the answer has to be B : Everyone of us has understood that without his helping us

when the emphasis is the action and not the person then we need to use possessive sense
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:54 pm
aditya8062 wrote:the answer has to be B : Everyone of us has understood that without his helping us

when the emphasis is the action and not the person then we need to use possessive sense
My idea behind choosing him in D over his in B was that helping (ing form) modifies the pronoun him. However, in D I think his help rather than his helping would have been more appropriate.

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by aditya8062 » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:37 pm
what is the OA of this question ?
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by phanikpk » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:40 pm
us & we are coming side by side. So the best option would be C which is clear and concise
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