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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Hardly-when
Hello,
1. As soon as the thief ran out of jail, the guard fired at him.
I have to rewrite the above sentence using 'hardly...... when'.
A. The thief had hardly run out of jail when the guard fired at him.
B. The thief hardly ran out of jail when the guard fired at him.
Which one is correct?
Thanks.
1. As soon as the thief ran out of jail, the guard fired at him.
I have to rewrite the above sentence using 'hardly...... when'.
A. The thief had hardly run out of jail when the guard fired at him.
B. The thief hardly ran out of jail when the guard fired at him.
Which one is correct?
Thanks.
Top answer
The thief had hardly run out of jail when the guard fired at him. ) Or Hardly had the thief run out of jail when the guard fired at him.
- The thief had hardly run out of jail when the guard fired at him.
- ) Or Hardly had the thief run out of jail when the guard fired at him.
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The thief had hardly run out of jail when the guard fired at him. (This is the correct sentence.)
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Hardly had the thief run out of jail when the guard fired at him.
Or
Hardly had the thief run out of jail when the guard fired at him.
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It could be that tamguatlay's answer is what is expected. Personally I find the question slightly unsatisfactory. I find it odd to say that someone had "hardly run out of jail". This is because "run out of jail" does not have a clear enough completion point.
I also think it should be "run out of the jail". "out of jail" refers to a state, not a literal act of leaving.
I also think it should be "run out of the jail". "out of jail" refers to a state, not a literal act of leaving.
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