Practice mode Sentence Formation

Which correctly formed sentence uses the words: hardly, home, it, reached, started?

Correct answer D. Hardly had I reached home when it started to rain.

Explanation

When a sentence opens with the negative adverb "hardly", the auxiliary and subject are inverted ("had I"). "Hardly" pairs with "when", not "than".

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