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No sooner ......... than the police handcuffed him.
Answer & Solution
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.
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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LoginWe konw that no sooner had.... than
I have never seen "no sooner did.."
I don't understand why you give correct answer as 'did he come'.
Please explain