As soon as the teacher enters the classroom, the students stand up. (Negative)
A. No sooner does the teacher enter the classroom than the students stand up.
B. No sooner the teacher enters the classroom than the students stand up.
C. No sooner had the teacher entered the classroom than the students stood up.
D. The students stood up as the teacher entered the classroom.
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A.
No sooner does the teacher enter the classroom than the students stand up.
Explanation: Negative Sentence Formula:
No sooner + (does/do/did) + Subject + 1st Action + Than + Subject + 2nd Action.
Example:
- No sooner does the teacher enter the classroom than the students stand up.
- No sooner does he see other children than he becomes playful.
- No sooner do I see other children than I become playful.
- No sooner did he see other children than he became playful.
Note: 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.
Example - No sooner had they started walk than it started to rain.
Source: British English Grammar, Oxford Dictionary & Cambridge Dictionary.
No sooner + (does/do/did) + Subject + 1st Action + Than + Subject + 2nd Action.
Example:
- No sooner does the teacher enter the classroom than the students stand up.
- No sooner does he see other children than he becomes playful.
- No sooner do I see other children than I become playful.
- No sooner did he see other children than he became playful.
Note: 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.
Example - No sooner had they started walk than it started to rain.
Source: British English Grammar, Oxford Dictionary & Cambridge Dictionary.
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