The little boy held his father's hand hardly; he didn't want to lose him.

Explanation

Analysis: The word "hardly" is incorrectly used here. The intended meaning seems to be that the boy held his father's hand tightly or firmly, so the correct word should be "tightly" or "firmly."Conclusion: This option contains the error.Hardly: This option is the correct one to mark, as "hardly" is incorrectly used. The correct word should be "tightly" or "firmly" to describe how the boy held his father's hand.Explanation:"Little" is correctly used to describe the boy."Held" is correctly used as the past tense of "hold.""Hardly" is incorrect; "tightly" or "firmly" would better convey the intended meaning."To lose" is correctly used in the infinitive form.Therefore, the correct answer is C) Hardly.