Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions
The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home from the work.
A. Hard had the teacher returned home from work when he started to write the lesson plan.
B. Hardly had the teacher return home from work when he start to write the lesson plan.
C. Hardly had the teacher return home from work when he started to write the lesson plan.
D. Hardly had the teacher returned home from work when he started to write the lesson plan.