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.

  1. A. No sooner than he reached the station the train left.
  2. B. No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
  3. C. No sooner he had reached the station than the train left.
  4. 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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