[Grammar] Tom is grateful that he is/has been/was admitted to the school.

[kadioguy]

(My sentences)

a. Tom is grateful that he is (now) admitted to the school.

b. Tom is grateful that he has been admitted to the school.

c. Tom is grateful that he was admitted to the school.

d. Tom is grateful to be admitted to the school.

(The context: Tom has just got an e-mail with permission from the school.)

Which ones do you think are correct and natural? I am not sure about (a).

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

(My sentences)

a. Tom is grateful that he is (now) admitted to the school.

b. Tom is grateful that he has been admitted to the school.

c. Tom is grateful that he was admitted to the school.

d. Tom is grateful to be admitted to the school.

(The context: Tom has just got an e-mail with permission from the school.)

Which ones do you think are correct and natural? I am not sure about (a).

Hi, Kadio -

I'm not as picky about verb forms as some of the other advisors here. To me, they all make sense.

My favorite is b.

Let's see what others think.

 

[kadioguy]

Hi, members

If you don't mind, could you please join this discussion?

 

[jutfrank]

They're all grammatical and natural but they obviously have different uses, since they use different tenses.

Which one is best depends on exactly what you want to focus on—present, past, or future.

 

[Tarheel]

(My sentences)

a. Tom is grateful that he is (now) admitted to the school.

b. Tom is grateful that he has been admitted to the school.

c. Tom is grateful that he was admitted to the school.

d. Tom is grateful to be admitted to the school.

(The context: Tom has just got an e-mail with permission from the school.)

Which ones do you think are correct and natural? I am not sure about (a).

I prefer b, c, and d in that order.

(I think you mean he got a notice, not permission.)

 

[tedmc]

(My sentences)

a. Tom is grateful that he is (now) admitted to the school. - implies that the admission happens now or today

b. Tom is grateful that he has been admitted to the school. - refers to the period of time since Tom was admitted to school

c. Tom is grateful that he was admitted to the school. - refers to the specific instance/event of Tom being admitted to the school

d. Tom is grateful to be admitted to the school. - a general statement which is not time-specific about Tom's admission

(The context: Tom has just got an e-mail with permission from the school.)

Which ones do you think are correct and natural? I am not sure about (a).

The above are my interpretations of the sentences.

 

[kadioguy]

The above are my interpretations of the sentences.

Could you please help me with the last question? How can I understand the happen being in the present simple (rather than in the past)?
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a. Tom is grateful that he is (now) admitted to the school. - implies that the admission happens now or today

 

[GoesStation]

a. Tom is grateful that he is (now) admitted to the school.

I wouldn't worry about that one. The sentence is very unlikely. I can't think of a context where you might use it.

 

[tzfujimino]

"admitted" isn't an adjective (if you think it is), kadioguy.

 

[kadioguy]

I wouldn't worry about that one. The sentence is very unlikely. I can't think of a context where you might use it.

In this context which one(s) will you use? If you don't mind, could please you tell me?

(The context: Tom has just got an e-mail with a notice from the school.)

a. Tom is grateful that he is (now) admitted to the school.

b. Tom is grateful that he has been admitted to the school.

c. Tom is grateful that he was admitted to the school.

d. Tom is grateful to be admitted to the school.

(Cross-posted with tzfujimino)

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd use b) in that situation.

 

[GoesStation]

C is also possible, but I agree that B is the most likely.

 

[kadioguy]

They're all grammatical and natural but they obviously have different uses, since they use different tenses.

Which one is best depends on exactly what you want to focus on—present, past, or future.

jutfrank, could you please tell me in what use you think of (a) is grammatical and natural? (This is definitely the last question of the thread, please. :-?)

 

[jutfrank]

jutfrank, could you please tell me in what use you think of (a) is grammatical and natural?

(a) and (b) are much the same, since they both use the present tense to talk about Tom's current state.

I agree with the others that (b) is a more likely utterance. I can't easily think of a context where (a) would be preferable.