Question

Rewrite the given sentence without changing its meaning.
As soon as her song was over, I knew that she had won the competition.
(Begin: No sooner)

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence and try to figure out the information it is trying to deliver. Now, reframe the given sentence using the given conjunction and make sure it is grammatically sound.

Complete answer: ‘No sooner than’ is a conjunction that is used to indicate an action that took place immediately after the first action. ‘No sooner than’ can be positioned at the beginning of a sentence.
We need to focus on certain points while using ‘no sooner than’ in a sentence-
i. Whenever we place ‘no sooner than’ at the beginning of a sentence, we reverse the order of the subject and the auxiliary verb. Example- No sooner had they started their race than it started to rain. Here, we have constructed the sentence in the form- No sooner + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
ii. We use the past tense form of the verb with ‘no sooner than’.
In the given question- We can conclude that no sooner was her song over than I knew that she had won the competition. Here, the second action took place immediately after the second action.
Hence, we have formed a new sentence without altering the meaning of the original sentence.

Note: Always remember that we use the past perfect form (had + 3rd form/past participle form of the verb) with ‘no sooner than’. It can be used only in sentences where two actions are taking place and it should never be followed by the word ‘when’. Subject: English