Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/ part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is No Improvement.
-
No sooner than it stopped raining, the children went out.
-
- did it stopped raining than
- No improvement
- had it stopped raining than
- did it stop raining than
Correct Option: C
Here, had it stopped raining than is the right usage.
when we begin a sentence with a negative word, we put the Aux. V. before the Sub.
Look at the sentence :
⇒ No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears.