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Read the following sentence and begin with ‘scarcely’ :

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

Ascarcely he had received the message from headquarters than he started

Bscarcely he had received the message from headquarters when he started

Cscarcely had he received the message from headquarters than he started

Dscarcely had he received the message from headquarters when he started

Answer:

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

Read Explanation:

  • 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.

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