From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that...

WAEC 1998

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Hardly had he completed narrating the story......the poor woman collapsed.

A. then
B. as
C. when
D. nevertheless

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

This is a case of inversion used after negative adverbials such as hardly, scarcely or no sooner. The usual structure is:

Hardly/Scarcely... when
No sooner... than

So we say:

Hardly had he finished... when...
No sooner had he finished... than...

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Correct Answer: Option C

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