Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the bold segment of the given sentence If no subst...........

English Language (RRB-B) Sentence Improvement

Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the bold segment of the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

Hardly had he sit on the chair than it broke.

No substitution

sat onto a chair then

sit in the chair when

sat on the chair when

Explanation:

‘Sit’ should be replaced with ‘sat’ as we know that 3rd form of the verb is used in past perfect tense. Also we need to replace ‘than’ with ‘when’ because according to the rule scarcely , hardly , and barely are followed by when . After scarcely, hardly etc. we use helping first then subject.