Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly
is much more common than scarcely
, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open.
How do you use hardly?
Hardly is an adverb meaning
“almost not”
:I hardly ever go to concerts. I can hardly wait for my birthday.It cannot be used instead of hard:I’ve been working hardly today. She has thought very hardly about her future plans. It was raining hardly outside.
How do you use hardly in a sentence?
In writing, you can use hardly at the beginning of a sentence before an auxiliary to say that one thing happens very soon after another thing:
Hardly had the rain stopped, when the sun came out
. NegativesYou say hardly any: There’s hardly any milk. ✗Don’t say: There’s hardly no milk.
Where do you put hardly?
We usually put hardly in
mid position
, between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after main verb be: My piano lesson is on Monday, and I’ve hardly played it this week. I can hardly wait. There were hardly any tourists.
What is used with scarcely?
Hardly, scarcely and barely can all be used to say that something is only just true or possible. They are used with
words like any and anyone
, with adjectives and verbs, and are often placed between can, could, have, be, etc. and the main part of the verb: They have sold scarcely any copies of the book.
What is the difference between hardly and barely?
‘Barely’ tends to
convey a sense of magnitude of final achievement
. ie the actual limit or magnitude is the primary focus. ‘Hardly’ tends to convey a sense of just adequate performance to cause a limit to be reached. ie the focus shifts subtly towards the reason for the limit only just being exceeded.
Can I say hardly?
Hardly usually comes after the verb ‘
be
‘ when it is used in simple tenses such as ‘is’ or ‘was’: This was hardly surprising. In writing, you can use hardly at the beginning of a sentence before an auxiliary to say that one thing happens very soon after another thing: Hardly had the rain stopped, when the sun came out.
Can hardly sleep Meaning?
To have difficulty sleeping
. Perhaps because you are excited over something or you are in pain. Example: “the kids can barely sleep because tomorrow we are taking them to Disneyland “
Have you money or do you have money?
Both constructions are grammatically correct
. But “Do you have money?” is far more commonly used than “Have you money?”
Can we use did with scarcely?
2 Answers. After ‘scarcely’ and ‘no sooner’,
we can use ‘had’ or ‘did
‘. The patterns are different. Study the examples given below.
What do you mean by scarcely?
1a :
by a narrow margin
: only just had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open— Agnes S. Turnbull. b : almost not could scarcely see for the fog. 2a : certainly not could scarcely interfere.
What is the difference between barely and scarcely?
In context|degree|lang=en terms the difference between scarcely and barely. is that
scarcely is (degree) almost not at all
; by a small margin while barely is (degree) almost not at all.
Is barely ever correct?
It says: “
Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as incorrect
,” – obviously, this means that “Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as correct,”. It now depends on your personal opinion of rarely/ever/seldom ever.
What does just barely mean?
adverb. only just;
scarcely
; no more than; almost not: He had barely enough money to pay for the car. without disguise or concealment; openly: They gave the facts to him barely. scantily; meagerly; sparsely.
