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has never been reported vs has been never reported

The correct phrase is "has never been reported." In English sentences, the adverb "never" comes before the auxiliary verb "been". Placing it after the auxiliary verb is not grammatically correct.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"has never been reported"

This phrase is used to indicate that something has not been reported at any time in the past. The adverb "never" is correctly placed before the auxiliary verb "been."

Examples:

  • This type of incident has never been reported before.
  • The error has never been reported in our system.
  • The issue has never been reported to the authorities.
  • Such a problem has never been reported in this area.
  • The bug has never been reported by any user.
  • This serotype has never been reported in Europe before.
  • (5) Then, the Community Reference Laboratory for bluetongue in Pirbright (United Kingdom) has confirmed the occurrence of bluetongue and that the virus in question is of serotype 8. This serotype has never been reported in Europe before.
  • Chronic wasting disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting cervids, which is widespread in North America but which has never been reported to date in the Community.
  • Chronic wasting disease is a TSE affecting cervids, which is widespread in North America but which, to date, has never been reported in the Community.
  • Moreover, Deutsche Post itself has never reported any problem whatsoever in providing the universal postal service.
  • The Commission itself has never reported on implementation of the Communication and should now do so.
  • The comments confirmed that San Lian Industrial produced and sold in the domestic market during the IP sodium cyclamate on behalf of its mother company Rainbow Rich Industrial Ltd. and that the details have never been reported.
  • Our victim never reported that he had the disease, but...
  • She never reported that to me.
  • There's no case file because her nephew and his wife never reported her missing.
  • Belonged to Felix Hanson, it was never reported stolen.
  • You never reported Pedro's knife wound to the police.
  • He never reported to the police.
  • You never reported this request or suggestion to the commission.
  • Ward never reported it, did he?
  • Turns out, it disappeared from county evidence last year, but was never reported.
  • Turns out the boat's owned by Jordan Davis, but he never reported it stolen.
  • At first, I thought he might be another victim, but he was never reported missing.
  • A lot of bodies were incinerated in that fire in Mumbai, and she never reported in or showed up on the grid again.
  • Notice he never reported the Baton Rouge break-in, just the Shreveport house.

This phrase is not correct in English. The adverb "never" should precede the auxiliary verb "been."

"has been never reported"


Alternatives:

  • has never been reported

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