Question

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Hardly he had graduated from Vietnam Naval Academy when he joined Vietnam Coast Guard

A. he had

B. graduated from

C. when

D. joined

Answer 1

Đáp án A.

Sửa thành Had he. Đây là cấu trúc đảo ngữ với hardy... when:

Hardly + had + S + P₂ + when + clause: Ngay khi... thì...

She had hardly sat down when the phone rang.

→ Hardly had she sat down when the phone rang: Ngay khi cô ấy ngồi xuống thì điện thoại kêu.

Kiến thức cần nhớ

No sooner... than ... (vừa mới... thì...) = Hardly/ Barely/ Scarcely ... when Ex: Hardly had I arrived home when the rain started. = No sooner had 1 arrived home than the rain started.