"have been of"

Question

i have found a sentence from somewhere.

you have agreed that tom's performances "have been of" the highest standard recently.

1.) i have never seen "have been + of " before. is it correct?

2.) can i change it and is it correct?

you have agreed that tom's performances have been the highest standard recently.

(without "of")

please help and thank you very much.

Paco2004 · Accepted Answer

Hi Tommy

I'm not so sure but I feel your sentence is not so bad.

"Tom's performances are of the highest standard" is good.

Change it into present perfect tense, then you will get;
"Tom's performance have been of the highest standard".

paco

Mister Micawber · Answer

It is incorrect without the 'of'. 'Standard' is an external unit of comparisonn, so the performance cannot be the standard.

'Tom's performances are of the highest standard.'
'Tom performed to the highest standard.'

These are fine, and in virtually any tense.

Tommyensr · Answer

Can i write

"have been in"

you have agreed that tom's performances "have been in" the highest standard recently.

or

you have agreed that tom's performances "are in" the highest standard recently.

can i?

CalifJim · Answer

"have been of"

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