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Hardly ___ before he collapsed.

A. had he run
B. he ran
C. he had run
D. did he run

Inversion after 'hardly'.

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No sooner ___ than the game ended.

A. had they played
B. they played
C. did they played
D. they had played

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Scarcely ___ when the electricity went out.

A. we had eaten
B. had we eaten
C. we ate
D. did we eaten

Inversion after 'scarcely'.

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Not only did they win, but they ___ also received a trophy.

A. has
B. were
C. have
D. was

Parallelism with 'did they win' requires 'have' in the past.

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Neither the actors nor the director ___ present.

A. are
B. were
C. was
D. have

Verb agrees with 'director' (singular).

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Both my parents ___ my brother are coming.

A. or
B. and
C. nor
D. but

'Both' pairs with 'and'.

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Whether it rains ___ we will go for a hike.

A. or not
B. and
C. nor
D. but

'Whether' pairs with 'or not' (or 'or').

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No sooner ___ than he started crying.

A. did he see
B. he saw
C. had he seen
D. he had seen

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Such ___ that it destroyed the village.

A. was the storm
B. the storm was
C. the storm is
D. is the storm

Inversion in 'such...that' structure.

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Hardly had he started his speech ___ he was interrupted.

A. than
B. when
C. then
D. but

'Hardly' always pairs with 'when'.

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Not only ___ but she also sang beautifully.

A. she danced
B. did she dance
C. danced she
D. she did dance

Inversion after 'not only' at the start of a clause.

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Either she or her friends ___ going to attend.

A. are
B. is
C. has
D. was

'Or' pairs with 'either'; verb agrees with 'friends' (plural).

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Neither of them ___ invited to the party.

A. were
B. was
C. are
D. have

'Neither' is singular; it takes a singular verb.

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Such was his anger ___ everyone kept silent.

A. that
B. as
C. than
D. so

'Such...that' correlative.

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Hardly ___ when the news reached us.

A. we had arrived
B. had we arrived
C. did we arrived
D. we arrived

Inversion after 'hardly'.

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Not only the students but also the teacher ___ tired.

A. were
B. is
C. have
D. are

'But also' pairs with 'not only'; verb agrees with the closer subject ('teacher').

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Both the blue ___ the red shirt are mine.

A. or
B. and
C. nor
D. but

'Both' pairs with 'and'.

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Whether you stay ___ go, I am leaving.

A. and
B. nor
C. or
D. but

'Whether' pairs with 'or'.

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No sooner ___ than the teacher entered.

A. did the bell ring
B. the bell did ring
C. the bell rang
D. had the bell rung

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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