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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.  (Hardly nothing) was offered to the victims of the earthquake.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. 

(Hardly nothing) was offered to the victims of the earthquake.
1). Hardly something
2). Hardly anything
3). Hardly little
4). No improvement


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Correct Answer: Hardly anything

Hardly anything means ‘almost nothing or very little’. This fits the sentence better than the other options and is the correct answer. Hardly nothing is incorrect, while hardly little and hardly something are grammatically wrong.

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