A poet could not help being gay. (use ‘but’) Questions › A poet could not help being gay. (use ‘but’) Arpan Biswas asked 3 years ago A poet could not help being gay. (use ‘but’) Or, A poet could not help being gay. (Remove ‘help’) 6 Votes ⇧ Upvote 1 Answers Jayanta Kumar Maity Staff answered 3 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 20 + 5 = Your Email Your Name Public Only Me & Admin