Question:
The newly advertised product had just been on sale. Customers realised that it had lots of defects.
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A.
Hardly had the newly advertised product been on sale when producers realised that it had lots of defects. -
B.
Hardly had the newly advertised product been on sale when did customers realise that it had lots of defects. -
C.
Hardly had the newly advertised product been on sale when customers realised that it had lots of defects. -
D.
Hardly had the newly advertised product been on sale when customers wouldn’t realise that it had lots of defects.
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer:
The newly advertised product had just been on sale. Customers realised that it had lots of defects.
⇒ Hardly had the newly advertised product been on sale when customers realised that it had lots of defects.
Inversion structure: Hardly + had + S + PII/V-ed + when + S + PI/Ved: just… then…
Almost no advertised new product is sold when the customer realizes that it has many defects.
ANSWER C
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