Maybe that is the sound that I've heard at night — the sound of him locking it. 如何分析句中的 of him locking it?
介词短语 of him locking it 作 the sound 的定语, 其中动名词 locking 作介词的宾语, 而 him 作动名词 locking 的逻辑主语。这里的 him 也可以改用 his, 意义相同。关于 him 和 his 在用法上的差别, 见 subject of gerund 。
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