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No sooner ......... than the police handcuffed him.

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Correct Answer: Option C
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.
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6 Comments
Dweep Mukherjee
Dweep Mukherjee 1 year ago
Both options c and d are correct
Ishatul Islam
Ishatul Islam 2 years ago
Shouldn’t the answer be 'no sonner had he come?
Paree Sharma
Paree Sharma 5 years ago
Rule is no sooner+had+v3 than
Alom Gazi
Alom Gazi 7 years ago
why answer did he come. please explain.
We konw that no sooner had.... than
Onno Jogot
Onno Jogot 8 years ago
I was familiar with "no sooner had...... than"
I have never seen "no sooner did.."
Konak Sco
Konak Sco 8 years ago
Answer should be 'had he come'.
I don't understand why you give correct answer as 'did he come'.
Please explain