Question

Transform sentences with 'as soon as' to sentences with 'no sooner than'.
As soon as they met, they started hating each other.

• A. No sooner do they meet than they started hating each other.
• B. No sooner did they meet than they started hating each other.
• C. No sooner had they met than they started hating each other.
• D. No sooner had they met then they started hating each other.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

No sooner did they meet than they started hating each other.
No sooner had they met than they started hating each other.

'No sooner..than' is used to suggest that one action takes place immediately after another action. When 'no sooner..than' is used at the beginning of the sentences then auxiliary verb goes before the subject. No sooner always introduces the event that occurred first.

The given sentence can be transformed using no sooner..than by beginning the sentence with 'no sooner'' followed by 'than'.

There are two correct answers to this question. Options B and C are the ones as the auxiliary verbs 'did' and 'had' are before the subject 'they'. 'Did' should be used as the given sentence is in the past tense. Options A and D are grammatically wrong.