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Wangqh2696122 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What conjuction should I use in the sentence?

The girl had hardly rung the bell____ the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.

A. before B. until C. as D. since
  

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Hi I guess here before is correct.. The girl had hardly rung the bell before the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her . But this sentence seems odd to me..

— Natalli.

  • Hi I guess here before is correct..
  • The girl had hardly rung the bell before the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her .
  • But this sentence seems odd to me..
  • Regards Nata
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Hi

I guess here before is correct..

The girl had hardly rung the bell before the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.

But this sentence seems odd to me..

Regards

Nata
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What about using "when"?
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I feel the same way. How about converting the sentence like this:

The door was opened suddenly before the girl rang the bell, and her friend rushed out to greet her.
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hmmm..well..how about this?

Before the girl could ring the bell, the door opened suddenly and ...
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