Tuesday, April 14, 2015

gerunds - "...his parents' dream of *him* achieving a Cambridge degree." What is the function of "him" here?

I have a problem analysing this sentence from the point of finite/nonfinite clauses, clause elements and their functions:




He does not want to destroy his parents' dream of him achieving a Cambridge degree.




I am especially interested in the: dream of him achieving a Cambridge degree.



I know that 'achieving a Cambridge degree' is a non-finite -ing participle clause. However what is its function? And what is the function of 'of him'? Is it a postmodification?

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