I found the following sentence in the BBC online news:
"The attack is the third shooting at a US school in the past week."
I ask you about the use of "is" in "The attack is....". As far as I know, the attack itself has occured, but the journalist still use "is" in this context. As an English learner, I will use "The attack was...."
Why does the journalist use "is"?
Thanks
Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5400570.stm
"The attack is the third shooting at a US school in the past week."
I ask you about the use of "is" in "The attack is....". As far as I know, the attack itself has occured, but the journalist still use "is" in this context. As an English learner, I will use "The attack was...."
Why does the journalist use "is"?
Thanks
Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5400570.stm