Possessives preceding verbal nouns
When a noun or a pronoun modifies a gerund (the ing form of a verb used as a noun), the noun or pronoun should be in the possessive.
D: I discussed with the patient him wanting to be placed off work.
T: I discussed with the patient his wanting to be placed off work.
D: What would have been the point of us asking the patient to continue chemotherapy?
T: What would have been the point of our asking the patient to continue chemotherapy?
D: Our concern is the patient taking so long to recover from anesthesia.
T: Our concern is the patient's taking so long to recover from anesthesia.
The use of a possessive form before a gerund can produce a sentence that is grammatically correct but awkward. In such cases, it is acceptable to reword the sentence.
AWKWARD: He wanted to be reassured about his children's safety in the child care center.
BETTER: He wanted to be reassured that his children would be safe in the child care center.
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