Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".

Hardly had I finished cooking dinner (before) Rajesh arrived.

(1) when 

(2) then 

(3) while

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4


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Correct Answer: 1


Solution : The first option is the correct choice.

Hardly should be followed by when as they form the correct correlative conjunctions. So, "before" should be replaced with " when".

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "Hardly had I finished cooking dinner when Rajesh arrived."

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