Multiple choice

Directions: Fill the gap with the most appropriate word from the options given below.

The game had ____ begun when it started raining.

  1. hardly

  2. marginally

  3. usually

  4. no sooner
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses the 'hardly had... when' construction, which is used to describe two events that happen almost immediately after each other. 'Hardly' is the correct adverb here, not 'marginally' (which means slightly), 'usually' (which means normally), or 'no sooner' (which would require different word order: 'no sooner had the game begun than it started raining').

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