Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, three words or phrases have been underlined and marked A, B and C. Only one underlined part in the sentence is not acceptable in standard English. Select that word or phrase and mark it as your answer. If the sentence has no error select D as your answer.

(A) No sooner does the teacher (B) enter the class (C) then the students stand up. (D) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Replace 'then' by ‘than’. 'No sooner' has to be followed by a 'than' for it to make sense in this type of construction of a sentence.  

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