Question

1290 1 I tried hardly to remember where I had parked the car. I tried [[hardly]] to remember where I had parked the car. hard hardly = scarcely; almost not: 'It was hardly raining at all.' 'I could hardly believe my eyes.'hard = (1) with a lot of effort: 'If you work hard, you're bound to pass.' (2) heavily or severely: 'The authorities are coming down hard on tax evasion.' Before a past participle, use severely for this meaning: 'If they are caught, they will be severely punished.'

Accepted Answer

hardly ✗ I tried hard to remember where I had parked the car. I tried [[hard]] to remember where I had parked the car. hard | hardly

Idx	1290
Keyword	hardly
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	I tried hardly to remember where I had parked the car.
Correct Sentence	I tried hard to remember where I had parked the car.
Cloze Error Sentence	I tried [[hardly]] to remember where I had parked the car.
Cloze Sentence	I tried [[hard]] to remember where I had parked the car.
Cloze Answer	hard
Choices	hard \| hardly
Explanation	hardly = scarcely; almost not: 'It was hardly raining at all.' 'I could hardly believe my eyes.' hard = (1) with a lot of effort: 'If you work hard, you're bound to pass.' (2) heavily or severely: 'The authorities are coming down hard on tax evasion.' Before a past participle, use severely for this meaning: 'If they are caught, they will be severely punished.'

I Hard Remember Parked Car Severely Scarcely Raining