Choose the sentence with no error.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Hardly had he reached the station when the train left.
- Step 1: 'Hardly' is followed by inverted word order, the past perfect and 'when'. Answer: Hardly had he reached the station when the train left. Why not the others: Hardly he had reached the station when the train left., Hardly had he reached the station than the train left. and Hardly did he reached the station when the train left. don't fit.
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