Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question. She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting.
A. She hardly had begun to speak when people started interrupting.
B. Hardly she had begun to speak when people started interrupting.
C. Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting.
D. She hadn’t begun to speak when people started interrupting.
Đáp án C
Giải thích: Cấu trúc đảo ngữ: Hardly + trợ động từ + S + V when S + V: Ngay sau khi … thì
Không chọn đáp án B vì không đảo had lên trước chủ ngữ she.
Dịch: Cô ấy chỉ mới bắt đầu nói khi mọi người bắt đầu xen ngang.