2020 · Q109
In this section two sentences are given and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.
The teacher entered the classroom. All students stopped talking.
Which is the correct combination of the given two sentences?
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- ANo sooner did the teacher enter the classroom than the students stopped talking.
- BAs soon as the teacher entered the classroom all students were asked to stop talking
- CAll students stopped talking as the teacher enters the classroom
- DNo sooner did the students stop talking than the teacher entered the classroom.
Explanation
'No sooner... than' with inversion: 'No sooner did the teacher enter the classroom than the students stopped talking' — option A. B adds 'were asked to,' which is not in the original; C mixes tenses; D reverses the events.