I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.

I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.

• A. Only after I had realized what I had missed did they tell me about it later.
• B. As soon as they told me about it I realized what I had missed.
• C. Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.
• D. They told me about it and I realized what I had missed.

Giải đáp

The correct answer is C. Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.

This sentence expresses the idea that the speaker was not aware of what they had missed until someone else told them about it. Option A is incorrect because it implies that the speaker already knew what they had missed before they were told about it. Option B is incorrect because it implies that the speaker realized what they had missed as soon as they were told about it. Option D is incorrect because it implies that the speaker was told about it and then realized what they had missed, but it does not specify when the speaker realized what they had missed.

Therefore, the only option that correctly expresses the idea of the sentence is option C.