Question

The robber had hardly(a) put the ornaments in his bag(b) than the house wife woke up.(c) No error(d)

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

Hint:

Hardly → when; No sooner → than.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The given sentence is:

"The robber had hardly put the ornaments in his bag than the housewife woke up."

This is an error detection question where we need to identify the incorrect usage in the sentence.

1. The phrase "hardly ... than" is being used incorrectly in the sentence.
   • In English syntax, when "hardly" is used, it should be followed by "when" or "before" to indicate the sequence of events.
2. The correct structure should be:
   • "The robber had hardly put the ornaments in his bag when the housewife woke up."
3. Therefore, the error is in part (c) of the sentence, where "than" should be replaced with "when".

Thus, the corrected sentence is:

"The robber had hardly put the ornaments in his bag when the housewife woke up."

The correct answer is (c).