Fill in the blanks.
1............... did the bell ring than the children ran out.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with inversion and "than" to show that one event happened immediately after another.
2............... he heard the news, he rushed home.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" before a normal subject-verb clause to mean "immediately when."
3Scarcely had the train arrived ............... passengers rushed to board it.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "Scarcely had," both "when" and "before" can introduce the next quick event.
4He fell asleep ............... he hit the sack.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" between two normal clauses to mean that the second action happened immediately after the first.
5No sooner ............... she earned fame than she started ignoring her old friends.
Wrong!
Use "had" after "No sooner" when the following main verb is a past participle.
6She realized her mistake ............... she said it.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" before a normal clause to show the immediate time relationship.
7............... did he drink the potion than he started feeling ill.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with "did" and "than" for an action followed immediately by another action.
8The deer ran away ............... the hunter raised his gun.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" between two normal past-tense clauses to mean "immediately after."
9............... had I solved one problem before another one cropped up.
Wrong!
Use "Scarcely" with inversion and "before" to show that the next problem appeared almost immediately.
10We will go out ............... the rain stops.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" for a future plan with a present-simple time clause.
11He started creating trouble ............... he arrived.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" to link two normal clauses when one action happened immediately after another.
12No sooner ............... we hear the gunshots than we rushed indoors.
Wrong!
Use "did" after "No sooner" when the following main verb is in the base form.
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Answers
- No sooner did the bell ring than the children ran out.
- As soon as he heard the news, he rushed home.
- Scarcely had the train arrived when / before passengers rushed to board it.
- He fell asleep as soon as he hit the sack.
- No sooner had she earned fame than she started ignoring her old friends.
- She realized her mistake as soon as she said it.
- No sooner did he drink the potion than he started feeling ill.
- The deer ran away as soon as the hunter raised his gun.
- Scarcely had I solved one problem before another one cropped up.
- We will go out as soon as the rain stops.
- He started creating trouble as soon as he arrived.
- No sooner did we hear the gunshots than we rushed indoors.