Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap the verb that correctly completes the sentence in reported speech.
Direct speech: James said, ‘Kangchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India.’
Reported speech: James said that Kangchenjunga ___ the highest mountain peak in India.

Answer 1

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