Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
Scarcely had the passengers boarded the plane when the captain welcomed them.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. No improvement.
- "Hardly/Scarcely ______ when_____" is the correct pair of the conjunction and the given statement follow this correctly.
- There is no grammatical error in the underlined part hence, "No improvement" will be the correct choice.
The correct sentence will be-
Scarcely had the passengers boarded the plane when the captain welcomed them.