Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Grammar · hard
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
- No sooner had the meeting started when the lights went out.
- No sooner had the meeting started than the lights went out.
- No sooner the meeting had started than the lights went out.
- No sooner did the meeting started than the lights went out.
Answer
B. No sooner had the meeting started than the lights went out.
Solution
"No sooner" needs inversion ("had the meeting started") and pairs with "than."
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