Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Hardly had we stepped out of the building then we get drenched.
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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Hardly had we stepped out of the building then we get drenched.
- 1that we are gettingfalse
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3than we gotfalse
- 4when we gottrue
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Answer : 4. "when we got"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
Hardly had we stepped out of the building when we got drenched.
Explanation: The phrase "then we get drenched" should be replaced with "when we got drenched" to maintain the correct verb tense. "When" is the appropriate subordinating conjunction to use in this context.