The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.

• A. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other._x000D_
• B. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well._x000D_
• C. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match._x000D_
• D. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match._x000D_

Sue and Brian met. Shortly after that, he announced they were getting married.

• A. As soon as Sue and Brian met, they announced they were getting married._x000D_
• B. Right at the time Brian met Sue, he announced they were getting married._x000D_
• C. Scarcely had Sue and Brian met when he announced they were getting married._x000D_
• D. Until Sue and Brian met, they had announced they were getting married._x000D_

She had only begun to speak. People started interrupting.

• A. She hardly had begun to speak when people started interrupting._x000D_
• B. Hardly she had begun to speak when people started interrupting._x000D_
• C. Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting._x000D_
• D. She hadn’t begun to speak when people started interrupting._x000D_

I had only just put the phone down. The boss rang back.

• A. I put the phone down when the boss rang back._x000D_
• B. Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back._x000D_
• C. No sooner had I put the phone down when the boss rang back._x000D_
• D. Scarcely had I put the phone down than the boss rang back. _x000D_

He had done a lot of research. He soon wrote the book. 

• A. Only after had he done a lot of research he wrote the book._x000D_
• B. Not until he had conducted a lot of research did he write the book._x000D_
• C. Only when he had done a lot of research he wrote the book._x000D_
• D. It was not until he conducted a lot of research did he write the book._x000D_

The car turned the corner. The wheel came off.

• A. No sooner has the car turned the corner than the wheel came off._x000D_
• B. No sooner the car had turned the corner than the wheel came off._x000D_
• C. No sooner had the car turned the corner, the wheel came off._x000D_
• D. No sooner had the car turned the corner than the wheel came off. _x000D_

Maria just passed her driving test. Maria received a car right then.

• A. Hardly had Maria received a car when she passed her driving test._x000D_
• B. It was not until Maria got a car that she quickly passed her driving test._x000D_
• C. Maria was not able to get a car until she passed her driving test._x000D_
• D. No sooner had Maria passed her driving test than she was given a car._x000D_

We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

• A. It was until we arrived at the airport that we realized our passports were still at home._x000D_
• B. We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home._x000D_
• C. Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home._x000D_
• D. Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home._x000D_

The date of the conference was chosen. Invitations were sent out. 

• A. After choosing the date of the conference, invitations were sent out._x000D_
• B. Before sending out invitations, the date of the conference been chosen._x000D_
• C. Hardly had the date of the conference been chosen when invitations were sent out._x000D_
• D. Choose the date of the conference before sending out invitations._x000D_

Han told us about his investing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.

• A. Only after investing in the company did Han inform us of his arrival at the meeting._x000D_
• B. Not until Han told us that he would invest in the company did he arrive at the meeting._x000D_
• C. Hardly had he informed us about his investing in the company when Han arrived at the meeting._x000D_
• D. No sooner had Han arrived at the meeting than he told us about his investing in the company._x000D_