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Ravikumarkargam Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

is selected Vs has been selected

I would like to know the difference between "is selected" and "has been selected" in the following sentence.

if nothing is selected, all types will be shown, otherwise, only the selected types will be shown

Is this a right sentence? If yes, can I use

if nothing has been selected, all types will be shown, otherwise, only the selected types will be shown.

Please clarify the difference.

Thanks,
Ravi
  

Top answer

Is selected refers to the state rather than the act of slecting. Has been selected refers to the act rather than the state. In actual usage there is often no real difference in meaning and either tense can be used: This extract is taken / has been taken from Hemingway's book "A Farewell to Arms".

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  • Is selected refers to the state rather than the act of slecting.
  • Has been selected refers to the act rather than the state.
  • In actual usage there is often no real difference in meaning and either tense can be used: This extract is taken / has been taken from Hemingway's book "A Farewell to Arms".
  • This rarely causes confusion or ambiguity and results from there being only one passive structure (be + past participle) in English.
  • Cf.
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Is selected refers to the state rather than the act of slecting. Has been selected refers to the act rather than the state. In actual usage there is often no real difference in meaning and either tense can be used:
This extract is taken / has been taken from Hemingway's book "A Farewell to Arms".

This rarely causes confusion or ambiguity and r
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