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Multiple Choice Questions

Hardly I had fallen asleep when the bell rang ........

English Language (Defence) Sentence Improvement

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

Directions: Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a "No improvement" response will be signified by the letter (d).

Hardly I had fallen asleep, when the bell rang.

I was fallen

had I fallen

I fell asleep

No improvement

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Explanation:

In the given sentence, ‘I had fallen’ must be replaced with ‘had I fallen’ because if the sentence begins with ’hardly’ then the verb ‘had’ always takes the immediate position after it. Also, the sentence is a form of inversion to show the emphasis. Thus, option (2) is correct.