Is it correct to say:
John's interest in animals led him to becoming a vet.
Or is this the only correct form:
John's interest in animals led him to become a vet.
Thank you in advance.
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Sign up to join this communityIs it correct to say:
John's interest in animals led him to becoming a vet.
Or is this the only correct form:
John's interest in animals led him to become a vet.
Thank you in advance.
According to english-at-home.com, gerunds are a type of noun. Don't confuse gerunds with the present participle, which we often use in continuous tense forms, for example.
So the correct way of writing it would be "John's interest in animals led to his becoming a vet." Here, "becoming" acts as a noun, so you need to use the possessive pronoun "his".