Question

Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
_________ the parcel _________ yesterday?
a. Was, sent
b. Will, be replace by
c. Might, replacing
d. Can, replacing by

Answer 1

Hint: The given sentence is a question that is being asked by the speaker regarding something that happened in the past.

Complete answer:
In the given question we have been given two blanks and we need to fill these blanks with the most suitable options from the given options.
To do this, let us first understand the given sentence. In the sentence, the speaker is asking a question that is something regarding a parcel in the past. We can identify this as the subject of the sentence is the parcel as no other word is suitable. We can understand the question is about something in the past as the word ‘yesterday’ is used.
Since the sentence is a question, the first blank must be a question word. In the sentence, the verb is missing. Hence, the second blank will have a verb.
Now, let us take a look at the given options.
- Option ‘B’, is incorrect as it is not in the past tense.
- Option ‘C’, is incorrect as the first is not a question word and the second is not in the past tense.
- Option ‘D’, is incorrect as ‘replacing by’ is not in the past tense.

> Therefore, from the above options we can see that the correct answer is option ‘A’, ‘was, sent’ as it follows all the given requirements.

Note: In order to avoid confusion, try to fill in the blanks before taking a look at the given options by analyzing the sentence. Look in particular for the missing components of the sentence.