Is it known to or known by?

Is it known to or known by?

‘Known for’ would be used if a person was famous for something, e.g. ‘Shakespeare was known for his plays’. ‘Known by’ would be used if you want to explain what someone’s name was, e.g. ‘he was known by the name of Caractacus’ (although his real name was John).

Is it correct to say by me?

When a preposition takes an object, that object will be in the objective case. By me, by her, by him, by us, by them. “By me.” (Use the objective-case spelling of the first-person singular personal pronoun when it functions as the object of a preposition.) Neither of your two sentences is correct.

What does it mean to be known by someone?

To be able to understand or recognize that something is the case because of something. In this usage, a relative clause can be used between “know” and “by.” I knew by the look in her eyes that she wasn’t telling the truth.

What you mean by known?

Known is the past participle of know. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use known to describe someone or something that is clearly recognized by or familiar to all people or to a particular group of people.

What is grammatically correct you and me?

Technically, the correct phrase is between you and me. The phrase contains a preposition: the word between. That means it requires an object pronoun, or the word me, which functions as the object of the preposition. However, the phrase between you and I has become accepted as an idiom of its own.

Is it correct to say “known by me or known by me?

Known to me is far more common. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say “known by me. If I may be a bit of a curmudgeon, I suggest you not use either expression. Ditch the passive voice (which those are) and switch to active voice: “I know who he is.” I suppose the active equivalent of the second expression is “I know him.”

Is the sentence ‘he is known to me’ V3?

If you think “He is known to me.” is in passive form, then you need to know that “known” is an adjective here. It’s not v3. He is known (adjective) to me. So, this is not the passive form. Similar example: He is worried (adjective) about him. The right answer is: The given sentence cannot be changed into passive voice.

Is ‘He is known to me’ in the passive voice?

Conclusion: “He is known to me” is not in the passive voice. “Known” is an adjective, not a past participle. If you contrast your example with “He is well-known to me”, it becomes clearer. It is not the passive voice of “I know him well”. He is known to me.

What is the correct form of “does he have”?

“It” and “is” (be) are the pair. “Does he have” is the correct form. This is because “Does” is the verb which has the “s”. An easy way to understand is by imagining subjects and verbs being a pair. 1 of the 2 words need to be plural and the other a singular.