No sooner ......... than the police handcuffed him.
A. he came
B. did he came
C. did he come
D. had he come
Answer: Option C
Solution (By Examveda Team)
No sooner is an expression that is used in formal English and is usually followed by an inverted sentence structure.When a sentence begins with No sooner, it is followed by an auxiliary verb (like "did" or "had") and then the subject.
The correct structure is: No sooner + did + subject + base form of verb + than + ...
So, the correct sentence is: No sooner did he come than the police handcuffed him.
Option A ("he came") is incorrect because it does not follow the inversion required after "No sooner".
Option B ("did he came") is incorrect because "did" is already the auxiliary verb, so the main verb should be in base form ("come", not "came").
Option D ("had he come") is grammatically possible in past perfect tense but not suitable here unless the context demands a prior past action.
Therefore, Option C is the grammatically correct and contextually appropriate choice.
This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Sentence Completion
Both options c and d are correct
Shouldn’t the answer be 'no sonner had he come?
Rule is no sooner+had+v3 than
why answer did he come. please explain.
We konw that no sooner had.... than
I was familiar with "no sooner had...... than"
I have never seen "no sooner did.."
Answer should be 'had he come'.
I don't understand why you give correct answer as 'did he come'.
Please explain