Question

Hardly had he reached the platform ———- the train arrived. Fill conjunction

Answer 1

hardly had he reached the platform when the train arrived...

Answer 2

It is possible to express the same idea using hardly/scarcely…when.

• Hardly had I entered the classroom when the teacher came in.

• Scarcely had I entered the classroom when the teacher came in.

So in this case.

Hardly had he reached the platform ———- the train arrived.

The answer should be.

Hardly had he reached the platform WHEN the train reached.