According to my knowledge, "become" is a verb, so it should be "it becomes a habit....". however, I see a lot of "it is become a habit...". I am wondering why "is become" is correct?
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It is become sounds stilted. It's become short for it has become, or alternativley it is becoming a habit would be more common in Brit. Eng..– Jiminy Cricket.May 15, 2020 at 3:35
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"It is become..." is not something I remember having seen much - where are you seeing it? Note that "it's become" as an abbreviation of "it has become" is fine, and relatively common.– nnnnnnMay 15, 2020 at 5:35
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thank you for your answer~– wjjyunanMay 15, 2020 at 5:51
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The verb "is", is stative. "Become" denotes a change. "Is become" is therefore an oxymoron.
However, one can say "has become" which is a past event that continues to the present.
The "to-be" verb is also used as an auxiliary with a participle as in "is becoming."
It is likely that "is become" is archaic but not grammatical today.