India has been independent ----- 1947. (Select the appropriate word/phrase from the options provided, so that the word/phrase appropriately fills in the gap in each sentence.)

India has been independent ----- 1947. (Select the appropriate word/phrase from the options provided, so that the word/phrase appropriately fills in the gap in each sentence.) Correct Answer since

We use since to refer back to a previous point in time. We use since as a preposition with a date, a time or a noun phrase: India has been independent since 1947. (since + date) I have been happily married for 26 years, since the age of 21. (since + noun phrase) We also use since as a conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause: It's been so long since I saw them. (since + clause)