The accident took place just after the workers started

Rewrite the following sentence using the provided word to keep meaning as that of the original one (do not change the form of the word in brackets).

The accident took place just after the workers started their work. (HARDLY)

→ ____________________________________________________________.

Trả lời

Đáp án đúng: Hardly had the workers started their work when the accident took place.

Cấu trúc đảo ngữ “Hardly…when…(ngay khi…thì…)”:

Hardly + had + S + P2 + O + when + S + V (past) + O.

Dịch nghĩa: Vụ tai nạn xảy ra ngay sau khi các công nhân bắt đầu làm việc. = Các công nhân vừa mới bắt đầu công việc thì tai nạn xảy ra.