In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Scarcely had he gone (A)/ than I remembered (B)/ his name. (C)/ No error (D)
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option2 i.e. B.
The error lies in part B of the statement because of the wrong use of Preposition.
1. There are some conjunctions that always come in pair like-
- Hardly/scarcely -------------- when-------
- No sooner -------------------- than-------------
- Either ------------------- or------------
- Neither -------------------- nor-------------
- Not only --------------------------- but also--------------
2. We need to follow the pattern of this pair.
3. As in the given statement "scarcely" is followed by "than" that is wrong and we need to replace "than" with "when" for making the statement grammatically correct.
The correct sentence will be-
Scarcely had he gone when I remembered his name.