Question

1291 1 It was raining hardly and we all got wet. It was raining [[hardly]] and we all got wet. 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 ✗ It was raining hard and we all got wet. It was raining [[hard]] and we all got wet. hardly | hard

Idx	1291
Keyword	hardly
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It was raining hardly and we all got wet.
Correct Sentence	It was raining hard and we all got wet.
Cloze Error Sentence	It was raining [[hardly]] and we all got wet.
Cloze Sentence	It was raining [[hard]] and we all got wet.
Cloze Answer	hard
Choices	hardly \| hard
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.'

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