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Q: Directions (Q. 30 to 32) : Identify the correct form of verb/phrase out of the given choices so as to complete following sentences : Hardly _______ reached her home when the rain started.
  • A. she
  • B. had she
  • C. did she
  • D. she had
Correct Answer: Option B - We put an auxiliary verb (and non-auxiliary ‘have’ and ‘be’) directly before the subject of a clause. This is usually referred to an 'Inversion'. Time expressions - 'hardly, barely, No sooner or scarcely' are use to talk about two past events that happen one after the other. Correct sentence – Hardly had she reached her home when the rain started.
B. We put an auxiliary verb (and non-auxiliary ‘have’ and ‘be’) directly before the subject of a clause. This is usually referred to an 'Inversion'. Time expressions - 'hardly, barely, No sooner or scarcely' are use to talk about two past events that happen one after the other. Correct sentence – Hardly had she reached her home when the rain started.

Explanations:

We put an auxiliary verb (and non-auxiliary ‘have’ and ‘be’) directly before the subject of a clause. This is usually referred to an 'Inversion'. Time expressions - 'hardly, barely, No sooner or scarcely' are use to talk about two past events that happen one after the other. Correct sentence – Hardly had she reached her home when the rain started.