Sentence

Hardly had he / reached the station / when the train / left the platform.

Question

The sentence is divided into parts by slashes. Which part contains an error?

Options

• (A) Hardly had he
• (B) reached the station
• (C) when the train
• (D) left the platform
• (E) No error

Answer

(E) No error

Solution

1. The structure hardly ... when needs an inverted first clause (hardly had he reached) and a simple past second clause (the train left).
2. The sentence follows this pattern correctly.
3. Since every part is correct, the answer is No error.