Standard English Primary 6 Grammar

Scarcely ________ the house when it started to pour.

A has he left
B did he leave
C he had left
D had he left
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Step 1: Recognize the negative adverb 'Scarcely' at the start of the sentence. Step 2: Apply the inversion rule where the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. Step 3: The standard pair is 'Scarcely had [subject] [past participle]... when'.

Correct answer: had he left

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