My English teacher has always said that when we use a quotation, we need have commentary of our own after.
Answer:
Verbs that would be appropriate to use in an essay that is written in past tense are: Was, saw, wrote, read, danced, etc.
This is making a comparison to Pinocchio. Saying it was such an obvious lie I’m surprised his nose didn’t start growing is an exaggeration of how unbelievable and far-fetched his lie fib was.
