Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.

No sooner _______ than the police handcuffed him.

  1. he came

  2. did he came

  3. did he come

  4. had he come
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 'no sooner' construction requires subject-auxiliary inversion. While 'had he come' (past perfect) is often prescribed, 'did he come' (simple past) is acceptable when the focus is on event sequence rather than exact temporal relationship. Options without inversion ('he came') or with incorrect verb forms ('did he came') are grammatically wrong.

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