9. The general said, "Our goal is to dominate the region." → The general said that their goal is to dominate the region.

Решение:

В прямой речи глагол 'to be' стоит в Present Simple ('is'). При переводе в косвенную речь (said) происходит смена времени на Past Simple. Глагол is меняем на was.

Ответ: was