I cannot account for my (be) so talkative. It's just my character.
What form of verb "be" should be used in this sentence? I can't come up with anything.
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Sign up to join this communityThe correct form is the gerund, being. We "account for" a noun phrase, and the gerund is how you make a noun form out of a verb.
For example,
In view of these facts I deem it my duty to ... account for my being out of the ship
Or any other verb: