Question

(correct the conjunction and rewrite the sentence)
#She had scarcely returned home than someone knocked at the door.​

Answer 1

Question:

She had scarcely returned home than someone knocked at the door.

Correct the Conjunction.

Answer:

Conjunction is the word that joins two phrases or sentences.

Above Question is a Complex sentence, in which two sentences are joined. They are:

1. She had scarcely returned Home.
2. Someone knocked at the Door.

Conjunction used to join them: 'Then.'

It is an 'Adverbial Conjunction.'

Correct Sentence:

She had scarcely returned Home; then, someone knocked at the Door.

Meaning:

Here the Conjunction 'then' is used to give the meaning:

As soon as She returned Home, Someone knocked at the Door.

Know More:

• There are 4 Types of Conjunctions. They are: Coordinating, Co-relative, Subordinate and Adverbial.
• Coordinating Conjunctions are used to join Words and Phrases. Ex: for, and, nor, but, etc...
• Co-relating Conjunctions are used in pairs, to join bits of sentences together. Ex: either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, etc...
• Subordinate Conjunctions are used when the Second phrase of the Sentence is dependent on the First part of the Sentence. Ex: Although, Because, Since, etc...
• Adverbial Conjunctions are actually Adverbs that act as Connectors. You can easily identify them because, they have a semicolon before them and a comma after them. Ex: After all, However, Then, etc...