You can read this book because the grammar point is/was/has been explained in it

[kadioguy]

You can read this book because the grammar point is/was/has been explained in it. (My sentence)

Which one is correct?

FYI:
Gemini's answer: has been
ChatGPT's answer: has been
Claude's answer: is

 

[5jj]

The whole thing seems unnatural to me. I cannot see how it is possible for you to be able to read a book because a grammar point is/was/has been explained in it.

 

[5jj]

The first words of Moby-Dick are "Call me Ishmael". Would a detailed explanation of the imperative enable us to read the whole of that novel?

 

[kadioguy]

The whole thing seems unnatural to me. I cannot see how it is possible for you to be able to read a book because a grammar point is/was/has been explained in it.

Well, here's the scenario on my mind:

A: What? A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language by Quirk? Are you serious?
B: Yeah, you can read this book because the grammar point is/was/has been explained in it.

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, here's the scenario on in my mind:

A: What? A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language by Quirk? Are you serious?
B: Yeah, you can read this book because the grammar point is/was/has been explained in it.

That makes no sense. What do you mean by "you can read this book"? What's the rest of the scenario - what caused A to say what they did?

 

[kadioguy]

What do you mean by "you can read this book"?

I mean, "you can read this book to find the explanation of the grammar point."

 

[emsr2d2]

I mean, "you can read this book to find the explanation of the grammar point."

OK! That's not what post #1 suggests. I took it to mean "You are able to read this book (an unspecified book) simply because a grammar point is explained in it". As 5jj said, if you haven't yet read the book, you haven't read the explanation of the grammar point.

I'm still keen to know the rest of the context but I now think you mean "I suggest you read [name of book] - the grammar point you're struggling with is explained in it".

 

[kadioguy]

OK! That's not what post #1 suggests. I took it to mean "You are able to read this book (an unspecified book) simply because a grammar point is explained in it". As 5jj said, if you haven't yet read the book, you haven't read the explanation of the grammar point.

Um..., maybe that's not what I meant.

I'm still keen to know the rest of the context but I now think you mean "I suggest you read [name of book] - the grammar point you're struggling with is explained in it".

Oh, right! That's what I mean to say.

Perhaps:
A: I don't understand this sentence.
B: Then take this. [B gives a book to A.]
A: What? A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language by Quirk? Are you serious?
B: Yeah, you can read this book because the grammar point is/was/has been explained in it.

 

[emsr2d2]

Oh, right! That's what I mean to say.

Perhaps:
A: I don't understand this sentence.
B: Then take this. [B gives a book to A.]
A: What? A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language by Quirk? Are you serious?
B: Yeah, you can read this book because the grammar point is/was/has been explained in it.

Even with context, using "you can read this book" in the final sentence doesn't work. Don't use it. Use "I suggest you read this book" or the imperative "Read this book".

 

[kadioguy]

Even with context, using "you can read this book" in the final sentence doesn't work. Don't use it. Use "I suggest you read this book" or the imperative "Read this book".

OK, let's start from the beginning:

A: I don't understand this sentence.
B: Then take this. [B gives a book to A.]
A: What? A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language by Quirk? Are you serious?
B: Yeah, I suggest you read this book because the grammar point is/was/has been explained in it.

FYI:
Gemini's answer: "is" (but it also thinks that "has been" is okay.)
ChatGPT's answer: "is"
Claude's answer: "is" (but it also thinks that "has been" is okay.)

What do you think?

 

[Tarheel]

ChatGPT is correct.

 

[kadioguy]

ChatGPT is correct.

Have you read the entire content of three AI answers?

 

[Tarheel]

Have you read the entire content of three AI answers?

It's a book, right? I use present tense for books. Why? Why do think?

 

[emsr2d2]

@kadioguy Read the final sentence of my post #7, in which I told you how to say it.

 

[jutfrank]

Looking at ChatGPT's and Gemini's answers, they're both saying the same thing—that 'is' is the most obvious word.

You'd only use 'has been' or 'was' if you had a reason to do so, which you apparently do not.