The old man felled (1)/some of the trees in the garden (2)/with hardly no effort at all.(3)/ No error.(4)

Options

A. 1 The old man felled
B. 2 some of the trees in the garden
C. 3 with hardly no effort at all.
D. 4. No error

Answer

3

Explanation

hardly any effort will replace hardly no effort because –
hardly (Adv.) : almost no, almost not, almost none Hardly, scarcely, etc. are negative words and should not be used with not or other negatives.
Look at the examples given below:
I can.t hardly believe it.
I can hardly believe it.
I did not hardly know him.
I hardly knew him.
Hence, with hardly any effort at all is the right usage