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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
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hardly/Scarcely
Hello,
1. Not long after I had suggested that they should leave the packing to me, they agreed and left me to it.
I have to rewrite this sentence using anyone from barely/hardly/Scarcely
a. Hardly had I suggested that they should leave the packing to me, when they agreed and left me to it.
b. Barely had I suggested that they should leave the packing to me, when they agreed and left me to it.
b. Scarcely had I suggested that they should leave the packing to me, when they agreed and left me to it.
In my opinion all three sentence a/b/c are correct. But I want to know your expert opinion.
1. Not long after I had suggested that they should leave the packing to me, they agreed and left me to it.
I have to rewrite this sentence using anyone from barely/hardly/Scarcely
a. Hardly had I suggested that they should leave the packing to me, when they agreed and left me to it.
b. Barely had I suggested that they should leave the packing to me, when they agreed and left me to it.
b. Scarcely had I suggested that they should leave the packing to me, when they agreed and left me to it.
In my opinion all three sentence a/b/c are correct. But I want to know your expert opinion.
Top answer
This is a really interesting question because I can't answer it! To me, only hardly strongly triggers inversion, yet I don't have any objections when barely or scarcely are used with inversion. I would say: Hardly had I suggested ...
- This is a really interesting question because I can't answer it!
- To me, only hardly strongly triggers inversion, yet I don't have any objections when barely or scarcely are used with inversion.
- I would say: Hardly had I suggested ...
- I had barely suggested ...
- I had scarcely suggested ...
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This is a really interesting question because I can't answer it! 
To me, only hardly strongly triggers inversion,
To me, only hardly strongly triggers inversion,
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As far as I am concerned the wording of question is wrong: it too should contain inversion:
Not long after I had suggested that they should leave the packing to me DID THEY AGREE and LEAVE the packing to me.
Not long after I had suggested that they should leave the packing to me DID THEY AGREE and LEAVE the packing to me.
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