Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: When John returned from Thai Land, he said the people were intellegent

Lol. I think we should remove this question, or at least update the OA.
E has issues not only with Subject Verb Agreement but also with the verb tense. 'Was imagining' -> Is he still imagining how small and intelligent the people in Thailand are? It would be weird to do so after he's visited the place.
Only C can be the answer.

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