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Fill in the blank (correlative with “Hardly … when”) “Hardly had he arrived ______ it started raining.” Choose the correct connector.

Difficulty: Easy

when
than
then
that

Correct Answer: when

Explanation:

Given data

Sentence begins with “Hardly had …” indicating an immediate subsequent event.

Concept/ApproachThe fixed correlative is “Hardly had X happened when Y happened.”

Option analysiswhen — correct pairing.than — pairs with “no sooner … than,” not “hardly …”then/that — ungrammatical here.

Final Answerwhen

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