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

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: when

Explanation:

Given data

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


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


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


Final Answer
when

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