JAMB - English Language (1981 - No. 14)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
When John reported the incident, the teacher remarked that he .... a responsible boy.
When John reported the incident, the teacher remarked that he .... a responsible boy.
was
is
will be
should have been
is going to be
Explication
The reported speech should retain a past tense verb form