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Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 4 : Scarcely had the monsoon receded when
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Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर Scarcely had the monsoon receded when है।
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Improve the sentence: "Scarcely had the monsoon receded than the embankment collapsed."
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Scarcely had the monsoon receded then
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Scarcely did the monsoon recede when
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Scarcely had the monsoon receded when
Correct Answer: Scarcely had the monsoon receded when
"Scarcely" pairs with "when", not "than" (which pairs with "no sooner"). Option (c) is grammatically possible but weaker and changes the tense unnecessarily.
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