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Hasibrahman Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Remaining a champion

Can I use 'remain' instead of 'remaining' here? If not, please explain why.

? He is a quitter who is temperamentally unsuited to remaining a champion.
  

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Can I use 'remain' instead of 'remaining' here? No. The grammar structure here is unsuited to something , where something is a noun or like a noun, eg a gerund.

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Can I use 'remain' instead of 'remaining' here? No.


The grammar structure here is unsuited to something, where something is a noun or like a noun, eg a gerund.

eg He is a quitter who is temperamentally unsuited to remaining a champion.

eg He is a lazy person who is temperamentally unsuited to responsibi