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Question : Direction: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

Hardly had he finished ______ the opening roar of the cannonade at Waterloo was heard.

 

Option 1: when
 

Option 2: then
 

Option 3: than
 

Option 4: till


Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: when
 


Solution : The correct answer is option 1.

Explanation:

- The adverb "hardly" is used to say "only a very short time before."
- When two events occurred quickly one after the other, we say "hardly...when" (i.e. there was a very short space of time between the two things happening).

- "hardly" cannot be paired with any of the alternative choices.

 

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