No Sooner Than Exercises

1. What does "no sooner than" emphasize in a sentence?

The delay between two events
The immediacy of the second event
The duration of an event
The irrelevance of the second event

2. Which tense should be used in the first clause when using "no sooner than"?

Past simple
Present perfect
Past perfect
Future simple

3. Which of the following sentences uses "no sooner than" correctly?

No sooner had I entered the room than the phone rang.
No sooner I had entered the room, the phone rang.
No sooner I entered the room than the phone rang.
No sooner had I entered the room, than the phone rang.

4. Which conjunction is NOT similar in meaning to "no sooner than"?

As soon as
Immediately after
Once
Despite

5. Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

No sooner had she left the house than it started raining.
No sooner she had left the house than it started raining.
No sooner had she left the house, than it started raining.
No sooner she left the house than it started raining.

6. What is the difference between "no sooner than" and "not until"?

"No sooner than" emphasizes delay, while "not until" emphasizes immediacy.
"No sooner than" emphasizes immediacy, while "not until" emphasizes delay.
There is no difference in meaning.
"No sooner than" is formal, while "not until" is informal.

7. Which sentence uses "no sooner than" incorrectly?

No sooner had the sun set than the stars appeared.
No sooner the sun had set than the stars appeared.
No sooner had the sun set, than the stars appeared.
No sooner the sun set than the stars appeared.

8. Which of the following sentences uses "no sooner than" to connect two clauses?

No sooner had I closed my eyes than I fell asleep.
No sooner I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.
No sooner I had closed my eyes than I fell asleep.
No sooner had I closed my eyes, than I fell asleep.

9. Which of the following is NOT a rule for using "no sooner than"?

Use the past perfect tense in the first clause.
Use "no sooner than" at the end of the sentence.
Use the past simple tense in the second clause.
Place "no sooner than" at the beginning of the second clause.

10. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

No sooner had the bell rung than the students rushed out.
No sooner the bell had rung than the students rushed out.
No sooner had the bell rung, than the students rushed out.
No sooner the bell rung than the students rushed out.