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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Word Usage State vs. Stated

When recording information provided during an interview, which sentence is correct?

Ms. Jones stated she feels the action occurred because of her religion.

Ms. Jones states she feels the action occurred because of her religion.
  

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Ms. Jones stated that she felt the action occurred because of her religion. Ms.

  • Ms.
  • Jones stated that she felt the action occurred because of her religion.
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  • Jones states that she felt the action occurred because of her religion.
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Ms. Jones stated that she felt the action occurred because of her religion.
Ms. Jones states that she felt the action occurred because of her religion.
Ms. Jones states that she feels the action occurred because of her religion.

She already stated it, but she still believes it, so it is a little tricky. I would go with my last example: Ms. Jones states that she feels the action o

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