Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Scarcely had I / started reading / the paper / then the doorbell rang.
Option 1: Scarcely had I
Option 2: started reading
Option 3: then the doorbell rang
Option 4: the paper
Correct Answer: then the doorbell rang
Solution : The error lies in the third option.
The reason for the error is that then is not the appropriate conjunction to connect the two actions in this context.
When is the correct choice to indicate the immediate sequence of events, as scarcely is followed by when to form a pair of correlative conjunctions.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "Scarcely had I started reading the paper when the doorbell rang."
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