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Moguwai007 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Rename

As a public announcement,
which of the following sentence is grammatically correct and sounds natural?

1)Hotel Lake View has been renamed Hotel Lakeside on March 1, 2013.
2)Hotel Lake View has been renamed Hotel Lakeside as of March 1, 2013.
3)Hotel Lake View was renamed Hotel Lakeside on March 1, 2013.
4)Hotel Lake View was renamed Hotel Lakeside as of March 1, 2013.
  

Top answer

I prefer #3. The present perfect with a specific date is odd.

— AlpheccaStars

  • I prefer #3.
  • The present perfect with a specific date is odd.
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I prefer #3. The present perfect with a specific date is odd.
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AlpheccaStars Thank you very much for your comment. I have one more question.
I have seen the following grammatical structure somewhere. I am not sure if it was written by a native speaker.
but would you think it is grammatically odd as well for a description on a signboard of Hotel Lakeside.
As of March 1, 2013. the hotel name has been changed from Hotel Lake View.
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moguwai007would you think it is grammatically odd as well for a description on a signboard of Hotel Lakeside.As of March 1, 2013. the hotel name has been changed from Hotel Lake View.
Yes, on both counts ('as of' and 'has been').

On March 1, 2013, the hotel name was changed from Hotel Lake View.
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