Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
(Hardly had I started mowing the lawn that) it started raining.
Option 1: No sooner did I started mowing the lawn than
Option 2: Hardly had I started mowing the lawn when
Option 3: No substitution required
Option 4: Hardly did I start mowing the lawn than
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Correct Answer: Hardly had I started mowing the lawn when
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
This is a case of correlative conjunctions, and the correct pair is hardly followed by when. Thus, hardly should always be followed by when as they are correlative conjunctions.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Hardly had I started mowing the lawn when it started raining.
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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'. (No sooner had the ink dried on last week's column, that) one of my long-suffering 17 readers was into action.
Option 1: No sooner had the ink dry on last week's column, than
Option 2: No sooner did the ink dried on last week's column, than
Option 4: No sooner had the ink dried on last week's column, than
(Hardly did the ink dried on my weekly column, when) one of my readers called me.
Option 1: Hardly had the ink dry on last week's column, when
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: Hardly did the ink dried on last week's column, when
Option 4: Hardly had the ink dried on last week's column, when
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
(Neither of the political factions have had much) interest in environmental intent.
Option 1: No substitution required
Option 2: Neither of the political factions have had any
Option 3: Neither of the political faction has have much
Option 4: Neither of the political factions has had much
(There's many a good tunes) played on an old violin.
Option 2: There are many a good tunes
Option 3: There's many good tune
Option 4: There are many good tunes
He has 33 years of professional experience (on the field of) public administration.
Option 1: over field of
Option 2: in the field of
Option 4: in the field off
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