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Being angry is not a good thing. [being angry = gerund nounclause and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • Them being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

Being angry is not a good thing. [being = gerund noun and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • Them being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

Being angry is not a good thing. [being angry = gerund clause and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • Them being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

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Being angry is not a good thing. [being = gerund noun and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • TheyThem being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

Being angry is not a good thing. [being = gerund noun and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • They being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

Being angry is not a good thing. [being = gerund noun and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • Them being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

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Being angry is not a good thing. [being = gerund noun and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • They being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

    Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

    My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

    Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

    Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

Being angry is not a good thing. [being = gerund noun and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • They being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!
  • My being late is not likely. [formal]
  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]
  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

Being angry is not a good thing. [being = gerund noun and the subject of the sentence].

To apply this to yourself, use my or me, not I. See the explanation below.

  • My being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, except it refers to you; formal]

  • Me being angry is not a good thing. [same thing, refers to you, informal]

Use possessive adjectives for formal constructions, use possessive pronouns for informal ones.

My, your, his/her/its their, our, your = formal
Me, you, he/she/it them, us, you = Informal

DIFFERENCE (another example):

  • Their being late was not a problem. [formal]
  • They being late was not a problem [informal]

Being is a noun (gerund) in all those cases. It is not a participle, except in form but not in function.

  • Being rich is great!

  • My being late is not likely. [formal]

  • Me being silly is very possible. [informal]

  • Being a clueless downvoter is not a good thing.

  • Being human is complicated.

  • Playing is a good thing.

  • Your playing at the concert is not a good idea.

Please note: any verb in English, just about, can be made into a noun gerund.

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