She said she ____ from Japan. |
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Votes: 296
Comments: 5
Added: November 2006
| penny58 - 27th March 2007 03:08 |
| I can't believe the 'either' option is posting so poorly, when it is correct! Either of these can be used, depending on the sense. |
| kimmikoto - 23rd April 2007 22:39 |
| I would say 'was' because it's she SAID. I would use, she 'is' for she SAYS she is from Japan. That's just me. |
| cla - 1st October 2007 04:23 |
| I completely agree with penny58... |
| Vidableek - 3rd October 2008 19:22 |
| The thing is, they both sound right; especially when you use the first and last half of the sentece with each option. And becuase they both sound right, they both sound wrong. If you say "said", you are inclined to make the rest of the sentene past tense, and thus use "was". "She said she was from Japan", then that means she used to be from Japan but now she's not? It makes no sense. But using "is" doesn't sound right because the sentece so far is past tense. |
| quanysha - 22nd April 2009 20:38 |
| i think it could be both cause they both make since. |
