1). Have not2). Hardly have3). Had hardly4). No improvement

1.	1). Have not2). Hardly have3). Had hardly4). No improvement
Answer» CORRECT option - 2 Here, concept of double negatives is brought under consideration. Words like hardly, scarcely, ETC. are words which have NEGATIVE meanings. So, using not with them converts them to positive sentence. And, it is grammatically incorrect. Thus, option 4 is incorrect. Now, option 1 should be followed by a main VERB which is not mentioned in the sentence. Thus, option 1 is eliminated. Also, the sentence is in direct speech, so no need to CHANGE its tense. Hence, option 3 is eliminated. So, option 2 i.e. hardly have is the correct answer. Correct sentence - He came to me and said, "I hardly have any money".

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CORRECT option - 2

Here, concept of double negatives is brought under consideration. Words like hardly, scarcely, ETC. are words which have NEGATIVE meanings. So, using not with them converts them to positive sentence. And, it is grammatically incorrect. Thus, option 4 is incorrect. Now, option 1 should be followed by a main VERB which is not mentioned in the sentence. Thus, option 1 is eliminated. Also, the sentence is in direct speech, so no need to CHANGE its tense. Hence, option 3 is eliminated. So, option 2 i.e. hardly have is the correct answer.

Correct sentence - He came to me and said, "I hardly have any money".

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