0
Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Regarding Has been and Have been ?

Sentence: "This so called slush money, money laudering, etc has been/have been discovered by the Government only to divert the attention from important issues"

My question: Which tense would be right for this sentence has been or have been ?

Thanks
  

Top answer

It should be "has been" to agree with "this". "divert attention" is more usual than "divert the attention". " You have a typo in "laundering" and are missing a period at the end of the sentence.

— Mr Wordy

  • It should be "has been" to agree with "this".
  • "divert attention" is more usual than "divert the attention".
  • " You have a typo in "laundering" and are missing a period at the end of the sentence.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
It should be "has been" to agree with "this".

"divert attention" is more usual than "divert the attention". I would hyphenate "so-called" and use a period after "etc." You have a typo in "laundering" and are missing a period at the end of the sentence.
0
0
Thanks. I also wanted to use "has been" but got confused by the plurals (slush money, money laundering, etc.)
0

Related Questions