FORMATION OF SENTENCES
NO SOONER…THEN
BY
SMART LEARNING WAY
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 theater.
No
sooner was the film show over than people left the theater.
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.
