What are the there ls refereed to?
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Depends on the context — “It is referred to” means that it was mentioned in relation to something else. For instance, “ It was referred to in ...
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Which is correct: "it is referred to as" or "It is referred to"?
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Both are correct depending on what you want to say.
“It is referred to” is a sentence in passive voice. It’s equivalent to the active voice sentence “[somebody] refers to it,” where “it” is the object of the preposition “to.” It’s an unlikely sentence because it doesn’t have much meaningful content.
Alternatively, the passive “It is referred to” could be equivalent to the active voice “[somebody] refers it to.…” In this case it isn’t a sentence because the preposition “to” is missing an object. If an object is supplied, we get a complete sentence that tells you somebody unnamed refers it to somebody. Example:
Sometimes a security breach occurs. It is referred to the security office.
“It is referred to as,” could be equivalent to the active “[somebody] refers to it as….” In that case it isn’t a sentence because the preposition “as” is missing an object. When you supply an object, you get a sentence that tells you how somebody unnamed referred to it. Example:
The equation has one unknown. It is referred to as X.
Alternatively, “It is referred to as” could be the equivalent of the active “[somebody] refers it to … as….” In that case it needs objects for two prepositions, “to” and “as.” It might be completed as in this example:
it is referred to the security office as a matter of immediate concern.