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Quote Originally Posted by kwatts59
Quote Originally Posted by Chuvak
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Quote Originally Posted by basurero
Quote Originally Posted by "Chuvak":2mmvpi07

4.The disadvantage of his driving a car was that he didn't have a driver's licence
It's supposed to be in the past tense.
So, you think that the variant "The disadvantage of his driving a car was that he didn't have a driver's licence" sounds grammatically correct?
I suppose that it implies the same meaning as "When driving a car, the disadvantage of his was that he didn't have a driving licence", doesn't it?
"the disadvantage of his" is grammatically correct, but it sounds strange.
"his disadvantage" sounds better

When driving a car, his disadvantage was that he didn't have a driving license.

or

His disadvantage when driving a car was that he didn't have a driving license.
You haven't understood the sentence properly.

Here is a common phrase:
"You resent my being here"

"My being here" in this sentence is like "his driving a car" in Chuvak's, that is:

This sentence says "the disadvantage of his driving"
The disadvantage belongs to the driving of him. Not to him himself.
I see what you are saying. The disadvantage belongs to "his driving". So you can say:
"His driving disadvantage was that he did not have a driver's license."

The sentence still sounds strange.
I think Chuvak wanted to say
"The disadvantage of him driving was that he did not have a driver's license."[/quote:2mmvpi07]

Maybe

"When it came to driving, his disadvantage was that he didn't have a license."

I don't think "driving" should be repeated, as it is bad style. It is obvious they are talking a driving license and not a fishing license.