Question

Identify the correct version of the given sentence:
No sooner the house was built than the tree fell over it.

• A. No change
• B. No sooner was the house built then the tree fell over it.
• C. No sooner the house was built then the tree fell over it.
• D. No sooner was the house built than the tree fell over it.

Answer 1

The correct option is D No sooner was the house built than the tree fell over it.

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. Options B and C are wrong since 'then' is used instead of 'than'. Thus, option D is correct as no sooner is followed by 'was'.