Multiple choice

Directions: Correct the error (if any) for the underlined part of the following sentence. If there is no error then choose option 4.

No sooner he had returned home than his mother felt happy.

  1. did he return home then

  2. he had returned home then

  3. had he returned home than

  4. No improvement needed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of sentence formation. 'No sooner' is followed by 'had/did' and the subject comes after the auxilary. Moreover, 'no sooner' takes coordinative conjunction 'than', and not 'then'. Thus, option 3.

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