Question

She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting.

A. She hardly had begun to speak when people started interrupting.

B. Hardly she had begun to speak when people started interrupting.

C. Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting.

D. She hadn’t begun to speak when people started interrupting.

Answer 1

Đáp án C

Giải thích: Cấu trúc đảo ngữ: Hardly + trợ động từ + S + V when S + V: Ngay sau khi … thì

Không chọn đáp án B vì không đảo had lên trước chủ ngữ she.

Dịch nghĩa: Cô ấy chỉ mới bắt đầu nói khi mọi người bắt đầu xen ngang.