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1. • • We usually put hardly in mid position, between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after main verb be: My piano lesson is on Monday, and I’ve hardly played it this week. I can hardly wait. There were hardly any tourists.
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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarHardly ever, rarely, scarcely, seldom - Cambridge Grammar

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   Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open. I hardly know them. I’ve only met them once.

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   Mar 5, 2024 · By learning how to incorporate “hardly” into your writing, you can add depth and nuance to your language, making your communication more engaging and impactful. Through a series of examples, you will see how “hardly” can be integrated into sentences in different contexts.

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   By using “hardly” in sentences, writers can create a sense of scarcity, limitation, or imminent action. This adverb adds emphasis to the idea being expressed, drawing attention to the restricted or minimal nature of a situation.

6. speakspeak.com › hardly-no-soonerHardly, no sooner (examples, how to use) – Speakspeak

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   We can use hardly or no sooner to say that two things happened in quick succession (i.e. there was a very short space of time between the two things happening). We say hardly . . . when / before . . . to say that something happened and another thing happened very soon afterwards.

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   Sep 23, 2021 · 179. Using Hard and Hardly. September 23, 2021 Sharon Porterfield. The word hard works as an adjective when it modifies a noun. That was a hard test. You took a hard fall down the stairs. The word hard acts as an adverb when it modifies a verb. The team played hard but they still lost. That professional baseball pitcher throws hard.

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   What does hardly mean in a sentence?

   • "Hardly" is not used to indicate infrequency (unless you say "hardly ever," which is synonymous with the other two) but rather the extent of a quality, as it is synonymous with "barely." For example: The light was hardly visible. ...meaning you could only just see the light, as compared to: The light was seldom visible.

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   How do you start a sentence with hardly?

   • 9. Cascade: waterfall:: Tress : 10. Qualify: disqualify:: understand : 11. Begin the sentence with ‘hardly’ As soon as they reached the playground it began to rain. 12. Change the voice. Dr. Jenner in England had already discovered vaccination for small pox. 13. Combine the sentence using too…..to…. He is old. He cannot lift the box. 14.

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   What does hardly and scarcely mean?

   • Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open. I hardly know them. I’ve only met them once.

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   How do you use hardly rarely adverb?

   • Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely and seldom are frequency adverbs. We can use them to refer to things that almost never happen, or do not happen very often. They have a negative meaning. We use them without not. Rarely, scarcely and seldom are more common in writing than in speaking: He hardly ever smiles. [a trout is a type of fish]

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   Can we use scarcely instead of hardly?

   • We can use scarcely instead of hardly. The meaning is the same. I'd (I had) scarcely / hardly finished cleaning up the mess when / before my son dropped cake on the floor. In more formal speech and in literature we sometimes use inversion after hardly and scarcely.

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   What does hardly contain her excitement mean in a sentence?

   • These sentences are used to emphasize the limitations, scarcity, or close proximity of an action or situation. For example, “She could hardly contain her excitement” implies she was just barely able to manage her emotions, while “There is hardly any milk left in the fridge” conveys a shortage of milk.

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10. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 5838word choice - When do we use "rarely, hardly, seldom ...

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    Nov 29, 2010 · "Hardly" is not used to indicate infrequency (unless you say "hardly ever," which is synonymous with the other two) but rather the extent of a quality, as it is synonymous with "barely." For example: The light was hardly visible. ...meaning you could only just see the light, as compared to: The light was seldom visible.