Question

Would you mind _____ reading aloud ?

• A. I
• B. me
• C. my
• D. myself

Answer 1

Answer:

C. my

The expression "Would you mind + possessive adjective + gerund (-ing form)" is the standard grammatical pattern.

• Would you mind my reading aloud? ✅ (Correct)

• Here, reading is a gerund (a verb ending in -ing used as a noun), so it is preceded by the possessive adjective my.

Why the other options are incorrect:

• ❌ I – Subject pronoun; cannot be used before a gerund here.

• ❌ me – Object pronoun; although "Would you mind me reading...?" is common in informal English, exams generally prefer the grammatically standard form my reading.

• ❌ myself – Reflexive pronoun; incorrect in this structure.