Question

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank. No sooner had the train arrived _________ the passenger rushed in.

• A. when
• B. than
• C. then
• D. that

Answer 1

Answer:

B. than

• “No sooner … than” is a fixed correlative conjunction pair.

• It means one event happened immediately after another.

• After “No sooner”, we normally use “than”, not when, then, or th.

Pattern:
No sooner + had + subject + past participle + than + clause

Example:

• No sooner had I reached home than it started raining.

• No sooner did the bell ring than the students left the classroom.