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Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error in the following complex sentence. If the sentence is completely error-free, choose option (d).Hardly had the chief executive finished her opening remarks (A) / than the restless shareholders began questioning (B) / the sudden restructuring of the corporate board. (C) / No error (D)
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Detailed Explanation
The error lies in segment (B). The correlative adverbial pair 'hardly... when' (or 'scarcely... when') must be followed by 'when' or 'before', not 'than'. The word 'than' is exclusively paired with comparative adjectives or words expressing alternatives like 'no sooner'. Therefore, 'than' in segment (B) should be replaced with 'when'. To deepen your understanding of structural pairing in English syntax, consult the Wikipedia Reference on grammatical conjunctions.
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