Select the correct sentence.

Directions (Q. Nos. 36 to 40) : The following items have four sentences, one of which is correct. Select the correct sentence and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

  1. A. Hardly had I arrived at the airport than the plane departed.
  2. B. Scarcely had I arrived at the airport when the plane departed.
  3. C. Hardly I had arrived at the airport when the plane departed.
  4. D. Scarcely had I arrived at the airport then the plane departed.

Correct Answer: B. Scarcely had I arrived at the airport when the plane departed.

Explanation

The words 'Hardly' and 'Scarcely', when placed at the beginning, require an inverted word order and are paired with the conjunction 'when'.

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