Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I request the favour of ______ granting me two days’ leave.

The correct answer is 'Your'

Key Points

• Before a gerund, we need a possessive adjective of noun or pronoun.
  • Ex: I didn't like his going to New York without me.
• Here, granting is a gerund noun and we need possessive case 'your' before it.
• Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

The correct answer: I request the favour of your granting me two days' leave.

Additional InformationUsing the possessive before a gerund

• We often put a noun or pronoun in front of a gerund to show who or what is doing the action in the gerund. This noun or pronoun is called the subject of the gerund. In formal writing, the subject of the gerund should be in the possessive form:
  • Your leaving early was a wise decision.
  • We celebrated Gord’s winning the contest.
  • Natalie objected to my borrowing her hockey stick.