Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Hardly had we stepped out of the building then we get drenched.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The Correct answer is Option 4 i.e when we got.
Statement: Hardly had we stepped out of the building then we get drenched.
The given sentence is in the past tense.
So, the verb get should be replaced by "got".
The adverb "then" means after that. So, the usage of "then" here is incorrect.
It should be replaced by "when" as hardly when occurs in pair which is used to show that the second event has occurred immediately after the first.
Correct statement: Hardly had we stepped out of the building when we get drenched.