(B) The original sentence contains a double negative error: '$hardly$' and '$no$'.In English grammar,'$hardly$' is a negative adverb,so using it with

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(B) The original sentence contains a double negative error: '$hardly$' and '$no$'.In English grammar,'$hardly$' is a negative adverb,so using it with another negative word like '$no$' is incorrect.The correct expression to convey that very little effort was used is '$hardly\, any\, effort$'.Therefore,the correct phrase is '$hardly\, any\, effort$'.

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The old man felled some trees in the garden with $hardly\, no\, effort$ at all.

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hard effort
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hardly any effort
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Improve the highlighted part of the sentence given below.
The old man felled some trees in the garden with $hardly\, no\, effort$ at all.

Improve the highlighted part of the sentence given below.
His father won't be able to leave for Varanasi $until\, they\, have\, arrived.$

Improve the highlighted part of the sentence given below.
She says she's already paid me back, but $I$ can't remember, so $I$'ll have $to\, take\, her\, word$.

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Why the dinosaurs died out $is\, not\, known.$

Improve the highlighted part of the sentence given below.
The greatest thing in style is to have a $use$ of metaphor.

Improve the highlighted part of the sentence given below.
He $has\, not\, and\, can\, never\, be$ in the good books of his employer because he lacks honesty.