Choose the option that best replaces the underlined part: 'Hardly had I reached the station _____ the train left.'
Awhen
Bthan
Cthen
Dthat
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. when
The correlative of 'hardly had' is 'when' (Hardly had... when...).
'No sooner' pairs with 'than'.
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