No sooner than hardly when

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No sooner     than hardly   when

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No sooner … than, Hardly…when If the second event occurs immediately after the first, we can express that idea using the structure no sooner … than Note that in this structure no sooner introduces the event that occurred first No sooner had I arrived at the station than the train came (= I came first and the train arrived right after me.) No sooner had we heard the noise than we rushed to the spot No sooner had she finished one project than she started working on the next No sooner had I closed my eyes than I fell asleep Note that did is also possible in this structure No sooner did I arrive at the station than the train came No sooner did we hear the noise than we rushed to the spot Notes When we begin a sentence with a negative word, we put the auxiliary verb before the subject No sooner had she read the letter than she started crying (NOT No sooner she read the letter than she started crying.) Note that when and before are not possible in this structure Hardly and scarcely It is possible to express the same idea using hardly/scarcely…when Hardly had I reached the station when the train came Scarcely had I reached the station when the train arrived As soon as This structure is also used with the same meaning As soon as I arrived at the station, the train came As soon as she finished one project, she started working on the next Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

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