Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The old man lifted the heavy bundle with hardly no effort at all. (a) with hardly any effort (b) no improvement (c) with hard an effort (d) without hardly no effort

Options

A. with hardly any effort
B. no improvement
C. with hard an effort
D. without hardly no effort

Answer

A

Explanation

.hardly no effort. should be replaced by .hardly any effort.. *Hardly. is a negative word and is often used with words like *any. and ever., but it should not be used with any other negative words(no, never, not etc).