Error Spotting · Question 6 · Medium

Error Spotting question 6

Read the sentence below, divided into parts, and identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, choose (D).
(A) Hardly had the meeting begun / (B) than the power / (C) went off. / (D) No error

  1. (A) Hardly had the meeting begun
  2. (B) than the power
  3. (C) went off.
  4. (D) No error
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. (B) than the power

Explanation: 'Hardly' is followed by 'when', not 'than': 'Hardly had the meeting begun when the power went off.'

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