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Sentence Transformation: Using "No Sooner... Than"

Hey Kids! Want to learn a super cool trick with words? We're going to use "No sooner... than" to talk about two things that happen one right after the other, like snap! snap! It's like saying, "The first thing just finished, and bam! the second thing started!"

Here’s the secret recipe: 1. Start with "No sooner".
2. Then, add a helping word (like did, does, had, or was/were).
3. Next, say who or what did the first action.
4. After that, add the first action word (the verb).
5. Finally, use "than" before you tell the second thing that happened.

For example: If "The cat saw the mouse" and then "The cat chased it."
We can say: "No sooner did the cat see the mouse than it chased it."
This means the cat chased the mouse immediately after seeing it! It's fun, right? Let's look at some examples below!

  • 1.As I hearkened to the silence of the night, I heard the heavenly world talking.

    Ans.No sooner did I hearken to the silence of the night than I heard the heavenly world talking.

  • 2.As soon as I reached the class, the students remained silent.

    Ans.No sooner did I reach the class than the students remained silent.

  • 3.As soon as the monsoon starts, the farmers become happy.

    Ans.No sooner does the monsoon start than the farmers become happy.

  • 4.She fell down in one place when fellow pedestrians rushed instantly for her help.

    Ans.No sooner did she fall down in one place than fellow pedestrians rushed instantly for her help.

  • 5.Most mornings my wife enters the kitchen to find them scurrying away.

    Ans.Most mornings, no sooner does my wife enter the kitchen than she finds them scurrying away.

  • 6.To avoid spoilage a 4000 litre milk chilling plant was set up.

    Ans.No sooner was a 4000 litre milk chilling plant set up than spoilage could be avoided.

  • 7.As soon as the leaf fell from the tree, the wind swept it away.

    Ans.No sooner did the leaf fall from the tree than the wind swept it away.

  • 8.As soon as the teacher entered the class, the students wished him good morning.

    Ans.No sooner did the teacher enter the class than the students wished him good morning.

Difficult Words & Meanings

  • Hearkened - Listened very carefully.
  • Heavenly - Like it's from heaven; super beautiful or peaceful.
  • Monsoon - A special windy and rainy season in some hot countries.
  • Pedestrian - A person walking, especially near a road (not in a car).
  • Instantly - Right away; immediately.
  • Scurrying - Moving quickly with short, fast steps, like a little mouse.
  • Spoilage - When food goes bad and you can't eat it anymore.
  • Chilling Plant - A big fridge place to make lots of milk very cold so it stays fresh.
  • Swept - (Past tense of sweep) Cleaned by brushing; or, moved very fast and strongly.