Verbal Ability - Sentence Improvement - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Sentence Improvement - Section 1 (Q.No. 71)
Directions to Solve

In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.


71.
The old man felled some trees in the garden with hardly no effort at all.
hard effort
hardly any effort
a hardly any effort
No improvement
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
5 comments Page 1 of 1.

Rosy said:   7 years ago
I have a doubt. Why we use hardly any effort. Not other anyone? Kindly explain it.

Rani said:   7 years ago
"at all"won't be used after "hardly any effort".

Rajneeshshukla said:   8 years ago
Yeah, and hardly leads to when.

Raghubabu01 said:   1 decade ago
Hardly itself a negative meaning. So there is no need to use not. And For negative sentence we have to use "any".

Chetan said:   1 decade ago
I have a doubt about the answer of this question.

I want to know whether can hardly any. And. At all can come subsequently in the same sentence?

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