Hardly . . . . . . . but? - WordReference Forums Hardly a man saw the film (which, who, whom, but) was greatly moved by the spirit of the hero " the answer is who - all the others just don't make sense and would never be used the sentence is unusual though: it means barely anyone who saw the movie was moved by the hero's spirit
hardly . . . when - WordReference Forums Hardly had West European leaders accepted the proposal — risking popular opposition — than Carter changed his mind and cancelled the weapon Cold War Europe: 1945–1989 Young, J London: John Young, 1991
worked hard - worked hardly | WordReference Forums hardly adv 1 scarcely; barely: we hardly knew the family 2 just; only just: he could hardly hold the cup 3 Often used ironically, almost or probably not at all: he would hardly incriminate himself 4 with difficulty or effort 5 Rare, harshly or cruelly ,,
hardly anyone - hardly no one | WordReference Forums "Hardly" means "with great scarcity or difficulty," so you wouldn't say "With great scarcity or difficulty was no one there " That doesn't make sense You're trying to say "with great scarcity or difficulty was anyone there " (people were indeed there, but only with great scarcity or difficulty) "Hardly" and "almost" are like relational opposites
she hardly ever do does, she never do does (Tercera persona) La diferencia es que "do" es un verbo auxiliar que en las negaciones quita la -s o -es, mientras que "never" y "hardly" son adverbios En rigor, "hardly" no implica negación, pues queda la idea de "algo, un poquito, etc ; es decir, she hardly talks quiere decir que algo habla (no que no habla nada)
Hardly, scarcely : in the present tense | WordReference Forums The verb describing the earlier event is usually in the past perfect tense If hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are in the initial position, the subject and auxiliary are inverted: - Hardly had I arrived home when my phone rang (I had hardly arrived home when my phone rang ) I want to ask why we can't use that structure in the present tense
Barely or hardly - WordReference Forums Hello everyone I`ve got a doubt in these words what are the difference betwen: barely and hardly? example: hardly ever come to the school barely ever come to the school (Casi nunca viene a la escuela) Thanks in advance
hardly. . . . . than - WordReference Forums hardly than Some usage commentators ban the use of hardly and other minimizers with than, as in Hardly had we sat down to eat than he got up and left While this can hardly be cited as a serious blunder, it is easily avoided by using when or before instead of than In the AHD 2008 survey 79% of the panel rejected this use of than
Hardly any rest - WordReference Forums 'Hardly any' means 'not much' and it can't be removed from the noun phrase and placed at the front of the sentence 'I had hardly any rest that week' is the only possible construction Last edited: Jun 26, 2017