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Hardly ___ than the meeting started.

A. had they sat down ✓
B. they sat down
C. did they sat down
D. they had sat down

Inversion after 'hardly'.

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Not only ___ but he also won the race.

A. he trained hard
B. did he train hard ✓
C. trained he hard
D. he did train hard

Inversion after 'not only'.

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Either the workers or the manager ___ to blame.

A. are
B. were
C. is ✓
D. have

Verb agrees with 'manager' (singular).

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No sooner ___ than the police arrived.

A. the thief ran
B. did the thief run
C. had the thief run ✓
D. thief ran

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Such was his joy ___ he began to dance.

A. that ✓
B. as
C. than
D. but

'Such...that' correlative.

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Neither he nor I ___ the solution.

A. know ✓
B. knows
C. knowing
D. known

Verb agrees with 'I' (plural/first-person form).

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Scarcely ___ when he started screaming.

A. he heard the news
B. had he heard the news ✓
C. did he heard the news
D. he had heard the news

Inversion after 'scarcely'.

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Not only ___ but he also painted it.

A. he bought the canvas
B. did he buy the canvas ✓
C. bought he the canvas
D. he did buy the canvas

Inversion after 'not only'.

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Both the cat ___ the dog are playing.

A. and ✓
B. or
C. nor
D. but

'Both' pairs with 'and'.

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Hardly ___ than he was caught.

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

Inversion after 'hardly'.

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No sooner ___ than the rain stopped.

A. had I looked ✓
B. I looked
C. did I looked
D. I had looked

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Neither my sister nor my parents ___ home.

A. is
B. was
C. are ✓
D. has

Verb agrees with 'parents' (plural).

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Not only ___ but he also cleaned the room.

A. he cooked
B. did he cook ✓
C. cooked he
D. he did cook

Inversion after 'not only'.

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Such ___ that it was unforgettable.

A. was the experience ✓
B. the experience was
C. is the experience
D. the experience is

Inversion with 'such...that'.

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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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