Formation of sentences of no sooner .......than

FORMATION OF SENTENCES
NO SOONER…THEN

BY
MANISHA VAGHELA

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WHAT IS NO SOONER…
THAN
 used to show that one thing happens
immediately after another thing

E.g. No sooner had I started mowing the
lawn than it started raining.


 No sooner is only used with the past
perfect in the sentence that starts with no
sooner, and the past simple tense in the
next sentence.
 According to tense after “No sooner” Do,
Does, or Did is used with this effect verb is
changed accordingly, in “As soon as”
sentence when (,) is used between two
sentences instead of (,) in “No sooner”
sentence „than‟ is used.


EXAMPLE
1. As soon as the peon rang the bell, the
pupils left the class.
 No sooner did the peon ring the bell than
the pupils left the class.
2. As soon as my father enters the house, I
give him a glass of water.
 No sooner does my father enter the house
than I give him a glass of water.

3. The students enter the class, as soon as
the recess is over.
 No sooner is the recess over than the
students enter the class.
4. As soon as the police arrived, the thief
escape.
 No sooner did the police arrive than the
thief escaped.


5. As soon as we reached the station, the
train left the station.
 No sooner did we reach station than the
train left the station.
6. As soon as the bell rang, the pupils
entered the class.
 No sooner did the bell ring than the pupils
entered the class.


7. As soon as the sun rose, we started our
journey.
 No sooner did the sun rise than we started
our journey.
8. As soon as the film show was over, people
left the theatre.
 No sooner was the film show over than
people left the theatre.
9. Scarcely had they finished the prayer, when
we left the prayer hall.

 No sooner did they finish the prayer than
we left the prayer hall.
10.Scarcely had I received the telegram when
my legs began to tremble.
 No sooner did I receive the telegram than
my legs began to tremble.
11. When the guard whistled, the train
started.
 No sooner did the guard whistle than the
train started.

12.As soon as the chief guest started his
speech, the pupils began to murmur.
 No sooner did the chief guest start his
speech than the pupils began to murmur.
13. As soon as the umpire declared vinod
kambli out, the spectators shouted.
 No sooner did the umpire declare vinod
kambli out than the spectators shouted.
14. My mouth went dry as the great beast
lifted his head.

 No sooner did the great beast lift his head
than my mouth went dry.
15. He helped me as soon as he found me in
difficulty.
 No sooner did he find me in difficulty than
he helped me.
16. As soon as Ami opened the room ,we
came.
 No sooner did Ami open the room than we
came.

17. As soon as the chief guest finished talk,
we clapped.
 No sooner did the chief guest finish talk
than we clapped.
18. As soon as I saw a snake, I screamed
loudly.
 No sooner did I see snake than I screamed
loudly.
19. As soon as I got the result ,he called me.
 No sooner did I get the result than he
called me.

20. As soon as he comes, we laugh.
 No sooner does he come than we laugh.

21. He saw me. At once he stopped his car.
 No sooner did he see me than he stopped
his car.
22. The child began to cry. At once the
mother took him in her hands.
 No sooner did the child begin to cry than
the mother took him in her hands.

23. He reached the office. At once he called
me on the telephone.
 No sooner did he reach the office than he
called me on the telephone.
24. The thieves saw the police. Immediately
they ran away.
 No sooner did the thieves see the police
than they ran away.
25. The fire engine arrived. At once it began
to pump water on the burning house.

 No sooner did the fire engine arrive than it
began to pump water on the burning
house.
26.When the rain stopped, we started
playing cricket.
 No sooner did the rain stop than we started
playing cricket.
27. When she heard the sad news, she began
to weep.
 No sooner did she hear the sad news than
she began to weep.

28. As soon as the bell rang, the children
rushed out of their classrooms.
 No sooner did the bell ring than the
children rushed out of their classrooms.
29. Seeing my friend after a long time, I
embraced him soon.
 No sooner did I see my friend after a long
time than I embraced him.
30. As soon as the maid-servant opened the
door, two masked man with guns pushed
her back and entered the house.

 No sooner did the maid-servant open the door
than two masked man with guns pushed her
back and entered the house.
31. Hardly had I put the receiver back on the
cradle when the bell rang up again.
 No sooner did I put the receiver on the cradle
than the bell rang up again.
32. Hardly had Mr Mehta felt some pain in his
heart when he put a pill under his tongue.
 No sooner did Mr Mehta feel some pain in his
heart than he put a pill under his tongue.

33. As soon as the gates of the Shrinathji
temple opened, a large crowd of devotees
rushed in.
 No sooner did the gates of the shrinathji
temple open than a large crowd of devotees
rushed in.
34. Hardly had the storm started when the
light went out.
 No sooner did the storm start than the light
went out.

35. When my mother entered the kitchen, the
cat jumped off the platform soon.
 No sooner did my mother enter the kitchen
than the cat jumped off the platform.
36. Hardly had he stepped out for playing
when his father called him inside.
 No sooner did he step out for playing than
his father called him inside.


37. An accident occurred and in no time a
large crowd gathered at the place.
 No sooner did an accident occur than a
large crowd gathered at the place.


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