Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me .

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In the following questions, in the given sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.

Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me .

A. different from the others, he hardly had any friends except I

B. different than the others, he hardly had any friends except me

C. different than the others, he hardly had any friends except I

D. different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me

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When we use the word hardly, it implies a negative meaning, there is then no need to use not, so the most suitable use is he hardly had any friends.

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D. different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me

Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me .

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