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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Named/ called



Can I say,

(a) Their son is Tony while their daughter is Dora.

(b) Their son named Tony and their daughter called Dora.

(c) They have a son called Tony (,) and their daughter called Dora.

(d) Mr and Mrs Lim have a son, his name is Tony.

(e) Mr and Mrs Lim's son is Tony, their daughter named / called Dora.

  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) Their son is Tony while and their daughter is Dora. (b) Their son is named Tony and their daughter is called Dora. (c) They have a son called Tony and their a daughter called Dora.

— Yankee

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) Their son is Tony while and their daughter is Dora.
  • (b) Their son is named Tony and their daughter is called Dora.
  • (c) They have a son called Tony and their a daughter called Dora.
  • (d) Mr and Mrs Lim have a son .
  • H is name is Tony.
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Vincent Teo
Can I say,

(a) Their son is Tony while and their daughter is Dora.

(b) Their son is named Tony and their daughter is called Dora.

(c) They have a son called Tony and their a
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Yankee
Vincent Teo

Can I say,

(b) Their son is named Tony and their daughter is called Dora.

(e) Mr and Mrs Lim's son is Tony. Their daughter is named / called Dora.

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In passive constructions, you need to include 'be'. For example,

The ball is kicked by the boy.
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Hi VT

No, if you leave out the word 'is', then you will not have a complete sentence -- or the sentence will mean something different.
For example:

Their daughter called Dora = Their daughter phoned Dora.
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That means, I have to use " is called / is named", right?

but, how about this?

(c) They have a son called Tony and their a daughter called Dora. (why don't need "is"?)
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Vincent Teo
That means, I have to use " is called / is named", right?

but, how about this?

(c) They have a son called Tony and their a daughter called Dora. (why don't need "is"?)

Following the sentence pattern:

They [subject] + ha
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Vincent TeoThat means, I have to use " is called / is named", right?

but, how about this?

(c) They have a son called Tony and their a daughter called Dora. (why don't need "is"?)
In the sentence "They have a son called Tony and a daughter called Dora.", the main sentence is "They
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Wow, that's a very explicit illustration. You are indeed a great teacher Yankee. Emotion: wink

Ciao,

IF [A]
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Can I say,

(a) They have a son whose name is Tony.

(b) They have one son and one daughter.

(c) They have a son, his name is Tony.

(d) Their son’s name is Tony.
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