Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
No sooner had I checked in to the hotel ________________________.

• A. When two gunmen ordered me to open my briefcase
• B. Than he arrived with the appropriate documents
• C. A young lady approached me with a smile
• D. Before all rooms have been reserved

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Than he arrived with the appropriate documents

If the second event occurs immediately after the first, no sooner...than is used to express such situations. In such a structure, no sooner introduces the event that occurred first. No sooner is followed with the past tense 'had' and 'than' is used in the second clause.

Options A is the correct answer as 'than' is used in it.