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    Question

    In the following question, a sentence is given with a

    phrase or idiom highlighted in bold. Select the option given below that can replace the highlighted phrase and mark that as your answer. Hardly had we sat on the bed than it broke into two parts.
    A Then it broke Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B When it broke Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C While it broke Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Than it's breaking Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    (b) There are certain conjunctions that can only occur in pairs like - 'not only..but also', 'whether.. or', 'hardly.. when', 'scarcely... when', etc. This is why the given phrase and options other than option b) are incorrect. So, 'than it broke' is to be replaced with 'when it broke' to make a grammatically correct sentence. Hence, option (b) is the correct choice.

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