Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap the verb that correctly completes the sentence in the reported speech.
Direct speech: Priya said, ‘Panaji is the state capital of Goa’.
Reported speech: Priya said that Panaji _____ the state capital of Goa.

Answer 1

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The verb ‘is’ is correct because Panaji being the state capital of Goa is a fact that doesn't change with time, place, or speaker. Hence, it is reported in the present tense.