Hello, English is my second language. I was just reading a sentence where I got a little confused with the use of “their”:
In fact, the people prone to such behavior are liable to do it even more once there’s no chance of their getting caught.
I’ve never heard “their” in this context, only “them getting caught”. Is this correct grammar?
It seems awkward in this sentence for some reason, I have seen it (their) used before, but in those instances it made l more sense in my head.