Question
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any
grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any). Scarcely had the manager (A) / finished his presentation (B) / than the board members (C) / began raising objections regarding (D) / the proposed budget allocation. (E)Solution
Rule: Negative adverbs like "Scarcely," "Hardly," and "Barely" are followed by the conjunction "when" or "before," not "than." "Than" is used with "No sooner."
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