Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the most grammatically correct replacement for the underlined part. If there is no error, choose that repeats the inderlined part.

No sooner had the teacher arrived than silence fell over the class.

  1. arrived than silence fell over the class.

  2. arrived than the silence fell over the class.

  3. arrived that the silence fell over the class.

  4. arrived then the silence fell over the class.

  5. arrived that silence fell over the class.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence is completely correct as ‘No sooner’ is always followed by ‘than’.

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