Couple Grammar questions

silverturtle
Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:11:31 +0000

1. I thought the pronoun “its” was incorrect.



“being” is a gerund in that sentence. Gerunds are nouns and must be modified by possessive pronouns. “its” is the possessive form of “it.”



2. Why can’t including work though?



The only correct form in such a context is “such [noun] as.”