Question

Choose the option that best completes the sentence:
"Hardly had the train arrived ________ the passengers rushed to board."

• A. when
• B. then
• C. after
• D. that

Hint:

For sentences starting with ``Hardly had,'' use ``when'' to connect the immediate subsequent event in inverted constructions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The sentence uses the inversion structure "Hardly had..." which is typically followed by "when" to indicate that one event occurs immediately after another. Here, "Hardly had the train arrived when the passengers rushed to board" means the passengers rushed as soon as the train arrived. "Then" is used for sequential actions without inversion, "after" implies a delay, and "that" is grammatically incorrect in this context. Thus, the correct answer is: when