Question

Fill in the blank with the correct word:
No sooner did I reach the station _______ the train arrived.

• A. so
• B. hardly
• C. than
• D. then

Answer 1

The correct option is C than

Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.

The structure no sooner is used to talk about something that happens immediately after something else. When no sooner comes at the beginning of a sentence, we use inverted word order. That means the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. The conjunction 'No sooner ---- than' is also used to denote simultaneous actions. The given sentence depicts that as soon as i reached the station, the train arrived immediately. These two activities take place almost simultaneously. There is no real time difference between them. Thus Option C is correct.Option D can be ruled out as 'Then' indicates 'in that case'. We use 'then' with 'if' to talk about cause and effect but it cannot be used in association with 'no sooner' which is used in case of an event happening immediately after something else.'So' is used to indicate or show a result or consequence of an event. It cannot be associated with 'no sooner' which is used to denote simultaneous actions. Thus Option A is incorrect. 'Hardly' is followed by when and it is used to combine or rewrite sentences denoting two simultaneously past actions. Thus option B is discarded as in the sentence two simultaneously present actions have been combined.