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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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Has been reprimanded

Rohit Sharma has been reprimanded by the match referee for showing dissent after being wrongly adjudged out LBW against Kolkata Knight Riders in the seventh match of the IPL on Sunday (April 9).

http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/93901/rohit-sharma-reprimanded-for-showing-dissent-mumbai-indians-indian-premier-league-2017-ipl

Could someone please explain the use of "has been" here? Is it a passive construction and can we not just use "been reprimanded" instead of "has been reprimanded"?

Thanks

  

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Jigneshbharati Is it a passive construction Yes. Active: the match referee has reprimanded Rohit Sharma Passive: Rohit Sharma has been reprimanded by the match referee Jigneshbharati can we not just use "been reprimanded" instead of "has been reprimanded"? No.

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  • Jigneshbharati Is it a passive construction Yes.
  • Active: the match referee has reprimanded Rohit Sharma Passive: Rohit Sharma has been reprimanded by the match referee Jigneshbharati can we not just use "been reprimanded" instead of "has been reprimanded"?
  • No.
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JigneshbharatiIs it a passive construction

Yes.

Active: the match referee has reprimanded Rohit Sharma
Passive: Rohit Sharma has been reprimanded by the match referee

Jigneshbharatican we not just use "been reprimanded" instead of "has been reprimanded"?

No.

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