CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE
Correct answer: B. "Scarcely had he taken a cup of tea when the light went away."
- A. Scarcely he had taken a cup of tea when the light went away.
- B. "Scarcely had he taken a cup of tea when the light went away."
- C. Scarcely he had taken a cup of tea then the light went away."
- D. Scarcely had he taken a cup of tea than the light went away."
Explanation
This sentence is correct. "Scarcely" is correctly used at the beginning of the sentence to indicate that the action of taking tea happened just before the light went away. The auxiliary verb "had" is correctly placed before the subject "he," which follows the standard inversion rule for sentences starting with "scarcely."
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