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Teo



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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:37 pm    Post subject: which is/was/has been named Reply with quote
Ron has a cat named Chicken.

What does the above sentence mean?

(A) Ron has a cat which is named Chicken.

(B) Ron has a cat which was named Chicken.

(C) Ron has a cat which has been named Chicken.
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Lorikeet



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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would pick "A".
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christina_nguyen



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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
what is wrong with choice C?
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Teo



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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
We named the cat Chicken. > The cat was named chicken.

We name the cat Chicken. > The cat is named Chicken.

We have named the cat Chicken. > The cat has been named Chicken.
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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 7:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Teo wrote:
We named the cat Chicken. > The cat was named chicken.

We name the cat Chicken. > The cat is named Chicken.

We have named the cat Chicken. > The cat has been named Chicken.

Well, even if you named the cat Chicken a year ago, you would still say, "The cat is named Chicken." It is true that the cat was named Chicken a year ago, and has been named Chicken all that time. Nevertheless, we say that the cat "is named Chicken" when asked what he is called.

You could say, "We named the cat Chicken because he is such a fraidycat." Or, "After a week of debate and voting in the family, we have named the cat Chicken."
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