prep语法题 关于it is said用法

kelebonnie

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At one time, the majestic American chestnut was so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could jump
from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.

(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(D) prevalent enough that it was said a squirrel could
(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to
这道题的答案是选a， 我的问题是 it was said后面不用加that也对吗？

幸运四叶草

kelebonnie

the gmat insist on "that" after most reporting verbs, but does not require you to put "that" after the verb "say"

cz there is little chance of confusion

(from manhattan SC)

-- by 会员 幸运四叶草 (2011/10/18 23:12:53)

reporting verb? 我查的意思是引出间接引语的动词，但是我不太理解是什么意思，能举些例子吗