SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"The Vietnam War is a seismic event whose repercussions reach down to this day."
Just to make sure, am I right to use 'is' instead of 'was' in the above example?
Thank you.
Just to make sure, am I right to use 'is' instead of 'was' in the above example?
Thank you.
Top answer
No, use 'was'.
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I am not clear about the 'thought process' behind this grammatical decision. Can you enlighten me on this please?
If I simply say:
"The Vietnam War was a seismic event whose repercussions reach down to this day."
Then I should use 'was.'
But if I say:
"The Vietnam War is a seismic event in American history whose repercussions reach
If I simply say:
"The Vietnam War was a seismic event whose repercussions reach down to this day."
Then I should use 'was.'
But if I say:
"The Vietnam War is a seismic event in American history whose repercussions reach
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'Reach down to this day' strongly suggests an event in the past. Use 'was'.
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