Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the underlined segment of the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Hardly had he sit on the chair than it broke.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. sat on the chair when.
- "Hardly/Scarcly ________ when__" is the correct pair of the conjunction.
- In the ginve statement, the first part contains the "Hardly" hence, we need to use "when" in the second part for maintaining the sequence.
- The second part is in the past tense hence, the first part will be in the past tense as well.
The correct sentence will be-
Hardly had he sat on the chair when it broke.