Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap the option that correctly completes the sentence in the reported speech.
Direct speech: Sandy said, ‘Earth is the only planet known to sustain life.’
Reported speech: Sandy said that Earth _____________ known to sustain life.

Answer 1

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The option ‘is the only planet’ is correct because Earth being the only planet known to sustain life is a fact that doesn't change with time, place, or speaker. Hence, it is reported in the present tense.