Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
A: When _____ Turkmenistan become independent?
B: It ______ independent on _______.
(a)did / became / the 27th of October, 1991
(b)became / did / 27 the 1991, October
(c)did / became / the 27th of 1991, October
(d)did / did / 1991,the 27th of October

Answer 1

Hint: Look for pointers suggesting which tense to use. The action has already occurred in the given sentence. These pointers are indicators of certain tenses.

Complete answer: The given blank is in a specific place, and the given sentences have context to them. Let us look for pointers suggesting which tense to use.
The actions have been completed in the given sentence.
For example, the first sentence indicates that the current country of Turkmenistan is free. So, it should be in simple past tense. This is the question. For the answer, we look to the second sentence. In the second sentence, the answer is the specific date, which is in the past. This means that the action has been completed. So, we are looking for simple past tense verbs for two blanks, and a date for the third blank.

Now, we know what we are looking for. Let’s look at the given options:
(a)did / became / the 27th of October, 1991 - The first verb is in simple past tense, it fits the given blank. The second verb is also in simple past tense, it also fits. The date given is in the correct format. These are the required answers. So, this is the correct option.
(b)became / did / 27 the 1991, October - The first two verbs have been switched, so they do not fit into the context of the given sentence. The date given is in the wrong format. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(c)did / became / the 27th of 1991,October - The first two verbs are correct, however, the date given is in the wrong format. These are not the required answers. So, this is an incorrect option.
(d)did / did / 1991,the 27th of October - The second verb given does not fit into the given sentence. The date given is also in the wrong format. These are not the required answers. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note: Choose the most appropriate option given the context of the sentence. Make sure all the forms of verbs are aligning with each other and work with each other perfectly.