Learn to use "No sooner ------ than" correctly
No sooner ------ than
- Conjunction 'No sooner ---- than' is also used to denote simultaneous actions.
- It is the negative of 'As soon as'.
Let us see some examples of this conjunction in actual sentences.
Example:
1) No sooner does he see other children than he becomes playful.
Remember the simple trick shown below:
| No sooner | (does/do/did) | Subject | 1stAction | Than | Subject | 2nd Action |
|---|
| No sooner | Does | he | see other children | Than | | becomes playful. |
Present: No sooner does he see other children than he becomes playful.
Present : No sooner do I see other children than I become playful.
Past : No sooner did he see other children, than he became playful.
From the above 3 examples we deduce that:
1) The conjunction 'No sooner ----- than' is used in Present and Past tenses.
2) It can be used only in a sentence in which two actions take place.
3) 'No sooner' should never be followed by the word 'when'.
5) Do/Does/Did are followed by the first form of the verb. The word 'had' can also be used in the place of 'did' at time.
Examples:
1. Incorrect: No sooner we came out of the house, it started raining.
Correct: No sooner did we come out of the house than it started raining.
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