當 appreciate 單獨接動名詞時，表示動名詞是子句的主詞。但如果 appreciate 接的是所有格形容詞 + 動名詞，動名詞就不是指子句的主詞了。appreciate 也可以接名詞。
舉例
- I appreciate having time off work.
- I appreciate your giving me time off work.
- I appreciate time off work.
- We appreciate eating chocolate cake.
- We appreciate his eating our chocolate cake.
- We appreciate chocolate cake.