Hardly had he left the house than the bandit broke into the house. No ...
Explanation:
The error in the sentence is in part C: "than the bandit."
The correct phrase should be "when the bandit" instead of "than the bandit."
The word "than" is used for comparison, while in this sentence, we are trying to express that the bandit broke into the house immediately after he left. Therefore, we should use the word "when" to indicate the sequence of events.
The correct sentence should be: "Hardly had he left the house when the bandit broke into the house."
Therefore, the correct answer is C: "than the bandit."
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Hardly had he left the house than the bandit broke into the house. No ...
Using than means there is a comparison but here we are talking about two sentences related to each other and there is no need for comparison here.
I think the right answer would be since rather then than
Hardly had he left the house than the bandit broke into the house. No ...
Explanation:
Hardly had he left the house:
- This part of the sentence indicates that the action of leaving the house had just occurred.
Than the bandit:
- This part is used to show a comparison between two events or actions.
Broke into the house:
- This part of the sentence indicates the action the bandit took after the person had left the house.
The error is in the use of "than" which is incorrect in this context. The correct word to use here is "when" as it shows the sequence of events more accurately.
The corrected sentence would be: Hardly had he left the house when the bandit broke into the house.