Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

You would ______ believe me when I tell you what I saw.

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SSC Steno Previous Paper 20 (Held on: 24 Dec 2020 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'scarcely'.

Key Points

The most appropriate option to fill in the given blank is 'scarcely'.
The second clause of the given sentence has the conjunction 'when'.
The adverb 'scarcely' means 'used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened'.
With 'scarcely/hardly' the conjunction 'when' is used.
- Example: Scarcely had Yatin reached his office when he was given a lot of work, that he couldn't handle.
Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 4.

Correct Sentence: You would scarcely believe me when I tell you what I saw.

Additional Information

Three Important Structures of Conditional Sentences:

If+Present Indefinite, Simple Future
- Example: If he works hard, he will surely get the job.
If+Subject+had+V3, Subject+would+have+V3.
- Example: If I had seen you, I would have stopped my car.
If+Subject+V2, Subject+would+V1
- Example: If I were the king, I would reform these tax laws