Question

Read the following sentence and begin with ‘scarcely’ :

‘‘He received the message from head quarters, soon he started’’.

• A. scarcely he had received the message from headquarters than he started
• B. scarcely he had received the message from headquarters when he started
• C. scarcely had he received the message from headquarters than he started
• D. scarcely had he received the message from headquarters when he started

Answer 1

Answer:

D. scarcely had he received the message from headquarters when he started

• Scarcely he had received the message from headquarters than he started - Incorrect. "Than" should be "when."
• Scarcely he had received the message from headquarters when he started - Incorrect. The subject "he" should follow "Scarcely had."
• Scarcely had he received the message from headquarters than he started - Incorrect. "Than" should be "when."
• Scarcely had he received the message from headquarters when he started - Correct. This follows the proper grammatical structure for sentences beginning with "scarcely." / ഹെഡ്ക്വാർട്ടേഴ്സിൽ നിന്ന് സന്ദേശം ലഭിച്ചയുടൻ അദ്ദേഹം ഉടൻ സ്റ്റാർട്ട് ചെയ്തു.