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Study the example below.
I finished my homework. The door bell rang.
Hardly had I finished my homework when the doorbell rang.
Now combine the sentences using hardly ... when.
1. The teacher entered the room. The class became quiet.
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2. Rohan finished his homework. He fell asleep.
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3. Mother cleaned the room. My brother dropped the glass of milk.
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4. I stepped out of the house. It started raining.
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5. He started reading a book. The lights went out.
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6. The alarm rang. She woke up.
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7. I reached school. The school bell rang.
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8. The accident happened. A crowd gathered.
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9. He reached the station. The train left.
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10. The sportsman entered his 40s. He retired from sports.
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B. Use of as soon as
‘As soon as’ is a conjunction.
We can use ‘as soon as’ to join two separate sentences. It is used to show that something
happens shortly after another action is completed.
Study the example below.
• The road is being repaired.
After that it will be open to traffic.
As soon as the road is repaired, it will be open to traffic.
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