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0Rosalind's mother picks her daughter up from school every day. One day, when the school bell has rung, Rosalind, as usual, waits at the school gate for her mother to arrive. Howvever, her mother is not there. Rosalind is worried while waiting for her mother to come to the school. About fifteen minutes later, her mother arrives in her car. She wastes no time in explaining to her daughter that she is late because of a traffic jam caused by a car accident: 02br02br00Question: Why is Rosalind mother late in reaching the school?02br02br00Answer:   Her car is/was caught in the trarffic jam.02br02br00Should I use 'is' or 'was'? I'm not sure because the passage is in the present tense.02br02br00Thanking in advance.0-

Optilang · Accepted Answer

0 She was02br
00Although the passage is written in the present tense, the being caught in a traffic jam happened before she reached the school. It therefore happened in the past. 0-

CalifJim · Answer

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01cite10tamguatlay12cite10Question: Why is Rosalind11font10's12font10 mother late in reaching the school?12br
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10Answer: Her car is/was caught in the trarffic jam.12br
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10Should I use 'is' or 'was'? I'm not sure because the passage is in the present tense.12br
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10 She 01u00is02u00 late (now) because her car 01u00was02u00 caught in a traffic jam (earlier). I'd use 01i00was02i00.02br
00CJ 0-

Tamguatlay · Answer

0Many thanks, guys, for your reply. Now I'm no longer confused.0-

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