A poet could not help being gay. (use ‘but’) Questions › A poet could not help being gay. (use ‘but’) Arpan Biswas asked 2 years ago A poet could not help being gay. (use ‘but’) Or, A poet could not help being gay. (Remove ‘help’) 5 Votes ⇧ Upvote 1 Answers Jayanta Kumar Maity Staff answered 2 years ago Ans.) A poet could not but be gay. [Note: but + verb1 = help + verb+ing] 3 Votes ⇧ Upvote 💡 Add an Answer Your Answer Visual Text 8 + 0 = Your Email Your Name Public Only Me & Admin