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The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct:
No sooner had he come from Mumbai when he was asked to proceed to Delhi.
The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct:
No sooner had he come from Mumbai when he was asked to proceed to Delhi.
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The correct option is B when
The given sentence begins with the expression 'no sooner' which is used to indicate one event which occurs immediately after another thing. It is most often followed by 'than'. In the sentence, however, 'no sooner' is followed by 'when' which is incorrect and therefore the correct answer is option B) when. The corrected sentence should be: No sooner had he come from Mumbai than he was asked to proceed to Delhi.All the other parts have been correctly used in the sentence.
The given sentence begins with the expression 'no sooner' which is used to indicate one event which occurs immediately after another thing. It is most often followed by 'than'. In the sentence, however, 'no sooner' is followed by 'when' which is incorrect and therefore the correct answer is option B) when. The corrected sentence should be:
No sooner had he come from Mumbai than he was asked to proceed to Delhi.
All the other parts have been correctly used in the sentence.
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