Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
Scarcely had the speaker stepped onto the podium ______ the crowd burst into thunderous applause.
रिक्त स्थान के लिए सही संयोजक (Conjunction) चुनें:
Scarcely had the speaker stepped onto the podium ______ the crowd burst into thunderous applause.
Options:
- when
- than
- then
- that
- when
- than
- then
- that
Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
The correlative conjunction pair is ‘Scarcely… when’ (or ‘Hardly… when’). (‘No sooner’ is paired with ‘than’) (Option a).
‘Scarcely’ और ‘Hardly’ के साथ संयोजक के रूप में ‘when’ का प्रयोग होता है (जबकि ‘No sooner’ के साथ ‘than’ आता है) (विकल्प a)।