Hardly had we got into the forest when it began to rain ........

English Language (Defence) Sentence Improvement

Directions(Q.Nos. 1-20) Look at the underlined part ofeach sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) isbetter than the underlined part, indicate your response on theAnswer 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 had we got into the forest when it began to rain.

hardly we got

we had hardly got

we had got hard

no improvement

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Explanation:

- Hardly had we got: This phrase is correct. It follows the right structure for sentences with "hardly" and a past perfect tense, using inversion for emphasis.

- Option 1: hardly we got: This structure is incorrect because it lacks the auxiliary verb "had" needed for the past perfect tense.

- Option 2: we had hardly got: This order is grammatically correct but lacks the emphatic inversion needed when starting with "hardly."

- Option 3: we had got hard: Incorrect in both verb tense and meaning – it changes the sentence's sense completely.

- Option 4: no improvement: This means the original sentence is already correct and needs no alteration.