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Is there any difference between these two sentences? Which is the appropriate sentence to use?

  1. A student misbehaving with his teachers is so disrespectful.

  2. A student's misbehaving with his teachers is so disrespectful.

What if I pick 'a student' as the headword of the first sentence ? Can I not say that 'a student'is the subject and 'misbehaving'is a participle describing 'a student'?

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Either is correct. Though, as the comment by Lambie indicates, they are both kind of awkward.

The meaning of each is slightly different. Number 1 is indicating that the student is indecent. Number 2 is indicating the behavior is indecent.

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  • I've updated my question.
    – Sahil Laskar
    Commented Sep 1, 2022 at 14:33
  • Your answer contradicts to ell.stackexchange.com/q/320111/158559. Please have a look.
    – Sahil Laskar
    Commented Sep 1, 2022 at 15:25
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    @SahilLaskar Updating a question in a way that invalidates an answer is quite rude. The question you refer to does not contradict my answer.
    – BillOnne
    Commented Sep 1, 2022 at 17:31

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