Why "is" removed before "said"?
She said something about going to the store after work.
Said is transitive verb, then please tell me why "is" removed before "said"?
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kingston123 She said something about going to the store after work. Said is transitive verb, then please tell me why "is" removed before "said"? There was no 'is' before 'said'.
- kingston123 She said something about going to the store after work.
- Said is transitive verb, then please tell me why "is" removed before "said"?
- There was no 'is' before 'said'.
- The sentence is not in passive voice.
- Why do you think there was 'is'?
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kingston123She said something about going to the store after work. Said is transitive verb, then please tell me why "is" removed before "said"?
There was no 'is' before 'said'. The sentence is not in passive voice. Why do you think there was 'is'?
0kingston123She said something about going to the store after work.
The teacher said something good to the students. - simple past, active voice
The teacher says something good to the students. - simple present, active voice
Compare with the passive voice. Note that the verb "say" is not commonly used in the passive voice.
Something good
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