Select the correct sentence.
Directions (Q. Nos. 36 to 40) : The following items have four sentences, one of which is correct. Select the correct sentence and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. No sooner than he reached the station the train left.
- B. No sooner had he reached the station than the train left. ✓
- C. No sooner he had reached the station than the train left.
- D. No sooner had he reached the station then the train left.
Correct Answer: B. No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
Explanation
The phrase 'No sooner' at the beginning of a sentence requires an inverted word order ('had he reached') and is followed by the conjunction 'than'.
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