has been started or has started?

AnonymousMr. Smith has started to demolish the comfort room.

This is grammatically correct, but it contains some unusual word usage.

Your other sentence with "been started" is wrong.

CJ

Oh. So it okay to use the "Mr. Smith has started to demolish the comfort room"? Because I am going to inform via email my boss that Mr. Smith (contractor) has arrived at the office and he's already started to demolish the comfort room for renovation. Do you have any sentences like above that will sounds good? Thanks

Anonymousthe comfort room

The sentence is fine. It's just that I've never heard of a "comfort room".

I would have thought you would have used "reception area" or some other words, depending on exactly what sort of thing it was.

CJ

What I meant about the word "comfort room" is the bath room or wash room or powder room. I don't think I can call it a bathroom since there is no bath tub in there. What would you suggest for the right term?

AnonymousI don't think I can call it a bathroom since there is no bath tub in there.

It depends on whether you are writing British or American English. In American English you can call it a bathroom, as that is exactly the word we use. Technically, without a bathtub and/or shower stall it's called "a half bath", but you don't need to get so specific about th

We speakers of BrE rarely say 'WC'. Most of us would say 'toilet(s)'.

fivejedjonWe speakers of BrE rarely say 'WC'. Most of us would say 'toilet(s)'.

I knew someone would come along and save the day.

CalifJimI knew someone would come along and save the day.

I was just about to go to the loo when I saw the call.