Question

The clouds disappeared as soon as the sun rose in the sky. (Begin: Hardly…)

Answer 1

Hint: When you begin a sentence with ‘hardly’, it becomes conjunction. These conjunctions are used to join sentences with two main subject matters. The answer that contains this correlative conjunction will be correct.

Complete answer:
 In grammar, the conjunction is a part of speech that
connects words, phrases, or clauses that are called the conjuncts of the conjunctions.
Conjunctions have an important function because they join other words and phrases
together. Without conjunctions, we could only make very, very simple sentences. Some
conjunctions contain multiple words. They are called correlative conjunctions.
In the given sentence, the conjunctions should be split up and distributed, so that the
meaning of the sentence does not change at all.

In the given sentence, there are two subject matters. So, we can conclude that we are
looking for correlative conjunctions. One part of the correlative conjunction is ‘hardly’. the
word ‘hardly’ is similar in meaning to ‘no sooner’. So, their partners must be the same. The partner of ‘no sooner’ is the word ‘than’. Now, we have found the other conjunction that fits with the word ‘hardly’.

Now, we have to look at the placement of these conjunctions. In correlative conjunctions like these, ‘hardly’ goes at the beginning of the sentence. The word ‘hardly’ will always be followed by a past/present perfect tense.So, the tense of the sentence will also be changed. Then, the word ‘than’ should go between the two subject matters.

There will also be some edits in the sentence. The phrase ‘as soon as’ should be cut from the sentence as it will become redundant.

So, the correct answer will be written in the following way:
“Hardly had the clouds disappeared than the sun rose in the sky.”

Note:
 Try to understand the meaning of the given sentence. Then, try to find the correct correlative conjunction. Try to use the correlative conjunction and choose the most
appropriate options accordingly.