0
Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

use of been

jhon has also been named
  

Top answer

John has also been named. This is correct English.

— GPY

  • John has also been named.
  • This is correct English.
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.

3 Answers
0
John has also been named.

This is correct English.
0
0
GPY, I'd like to ask you a few questions related to this thread, please. 

Could we say 'he has been named as, let's say, X'? And would it also be correct if we just said, 'he has been named X', ommitting 'as'?

If we say 'he has been named after his grandfather', it means that 'he has been given the same name as his gr
0
0
TomJCould we say 'he has been named as, let's say, X'? And would it also be correct if we just said, 'he has been named X', ommitting 'as'?
If X is a personal name, "as" is not normally used. For example, "He has been named Peter". In some other cases, both versions are possible. For example,

He has been named chairman.
He has been
0

Related Questions