Clearer use of gerund

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by Indradeep » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:05 am

Is the usage "This is because of the river becoming..." or "This is because of the river's becoming"?
What is the correct grammar usage?

Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:05 am

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:26 am

I think ' because of ' is always wrong in GMAT.

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by kris610 » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:30 am

It is the latter...Gerund is preceded by a possessive..

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