Question : Choose most appropriate word from the options and fill in the blank
The forest was so dark that he could ___________ see anything.
Option 1: hardly
Option 2: nearly
Option 3: almost
Option 4: scarcely
Correct Answer: hardly
Solution : The correct answer is option 1; hardly
Explanation:
'Hardly' is used to express that something is difficult to do. 'Nearly', 'almost', and 'scarcely' mean almost the same thing but in different ways.
Correct sentence: The forest was so dark that he could hardly see anything.
The movie was __________ exciting than I thought it would be.
Question : Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. The storm made the forest pitch dark; ________, the search operation was useless until it subsided.
Neither of the boys ___________ finished their homework.
I have been waiting for the bus __________ an hour.
___________ Shakespeare wrote the play Hamlet.
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