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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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hardly / scarcely / barely ... when no sooner ... than. When a story is told in the past tense, the adverbials hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are often used to emphasise that one event quickly followed another. The verb describing the earlier event is usually in the past perfect tense.
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.
Aug 20, 2013 · Hardly and scarcely. It is possible to express the same idea using hardly/scarcely…when. Hardly had I reached the station when the train came. Scarcely had I reached the station when the train arrived. As soon as. This structure is also used with the same meaning. As soon as I arrived at the station, the train came.
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In today’s English lesson for B2 upper-intermediate and C1 Advanced learners in how to use the words Hardly, Scarcely, Barelyin English. The three words have very similar meanings and we can use them almost interchangeably. So let’s look at how we use them.
Hardly means the same as almost not, only just and certainly not. For example, if you say ‘We hardly ever go to the cinema these days’ it means that we almost nevergo to the cinema. If you say ‘What’s wrong with your hand? You can hardly hold your fork’ you mean that the other person can only justhold his or her fork in their hand. Most likely beca...
Scarcely also means almost not, only just and certainly not. Look at some examples of how we use it: 1. She was scarcelyable to walk after she had her baby. 2. We had scarcelyarrived at the cinema when the film started. 3. Sacking the coach was scarcelythe best decision to take. As you can see, the examples above are very similar to the examples wi...
Barely means almost not, or only just. We don’t use it to mean certainly not. Here are some examples: 1. My salary is barelyenough to make ends meet. 2. He spoke in such a low voice that I could barelyhear what he was saying. 3. We had barelyleft home when the car broke down. So that’s how we use Hardly, Scarcely, Barely in English. Don’t forget th...
These adverbials often refer to an event which quickly follows another in the past and are usually used with past perfect. Hardly, scarcely and barely are followed by when in the contrasting clause, and no sooner is followed by than. Hardly had we sat down when we were told to evacuate the building.
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Mar 26, 2016 · “Hardly” and “scarcely” can be used to mean “almost never,” but “barely” is not used in this way: She hardly (ever) sees her parents these days. She barely sees her parents these days. “barely” doesn't convey the aforesaid meaning “hardly” does.
