Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
(Hardly did the ink dried on my weekly column, when) one of my readers called me.
Option 1: Hardly had the ink dry on last week's column, when
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: Hardly did the ink dried on last week's column, when
Option 4: Hardly had the ink dried on last week's column, when
Correct Answer: Hardly had the ink dried on last week's column, when
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
When using hardly in the sense of indicating that an action occurred almost immediately after another action, the correct structure involves the past perfect tense The correct form is "Hardly had the ink dried".
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Hardly had the ink dried on last week's column when one of my readers called me.
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