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    Question

    In the following questions, a sentence is divided into

    four parts. Choose the part of the sentence which may contain a grammatical error in it. If all the parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option “no error” as your answer choice. Hardly had the revised guidelines, issued by the regulatory authority(A)/ in response to recent developments, implemented (B)/ when several institutions began (C)/ raising concerns regarding compliance. (D)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    This sentence uses the structure “Hardly had … when,” which is a fixed grammatical pattern that requires the past perfect tense. Since the subject “the revised guidelines” is not performing the action but receiving it, the passive voice must be used. The phrase “had implemented” is therefore incomplete and incorrect because it lacks the auxiliary verb “been.” The correct construction should be “had been implemented.” Because this structural error appears in part (B), that option is the correct answer.

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