WBCS.LIVE practice question

Improve the underlined part of the sentence: 'Hardly had he reached the station than the train left.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. when
  2. then
  3. that
  4. No improvement

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: when

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) when šŸ“š Explanation: In English grammar, the correlative conjunction 'Hardly' must always be paired with 'when'. Using 'than' is a common mistake because students often confuse this structure with 'No sooner... than'. Therefore, the correct sentence structure should be 'Hardly had he reached... when the train left'.