Does "being an outcast" have a bit of progressive nuance?

Sentence B is incorrect.

The use of "being" in sentence B in not acceptable. The sentence is not correct.

Sentence B is incorrect.

"an outcast" is an object complement. No verb is needed.

I think the votes are unanimous.

Hi

The votes on the noun complement are unanimous, but I can see why the sentence needs a further verb:

- To avoid socialising makes being an outcast a necessity

Dave

... and I think the original post is right. Putting a verb there is progressive, because 'outcast' is not then a label

Dave

I think both sentences sound awkward. I'd probably say something like, "Avoiding other people could result in making you an outcast." Or, "If you avoid socializing with others, people will think you're anti-social." Outcast, I think, is more than being anti-social or "avoiding socializing," as you say. Someone who does not socialize, or have social graces, might simply be shy, an introvert, a

dave_anonI think the original post is right.

The original post is a question. How can a question be right?

CJ

AnonymousI think both sentences sound awkward.

I agree that (A) is not the greatest sentence ever written, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as (B), which is grammatically impossible.

Hi

A question can be posed in a good way or in not such a good way. But in any case, I was looking at the sentences from our enquirer; and they were affirmative

To be honest, I was just posting a marker whilst I went down the pub to catch the news ...

- His brother was the victim of a drone strike, a lure to extremism

- His brother was killed in a drone strike