Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 20)
Directions to Solve
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
20.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
than the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in
Discussion:
66 comments Page 3 of 7.
Rashika said:
1 decade ago
No sooner + inverted past perfect ... than + past tense
No sooner HAD I said it than I realised how stupid it was.
No sooner HAD I said it than I realised how stupid it was.
Raph said:
1 decade ago
"then" or "than". Not a comparison so I'm confused why "than" is used.
Krati said:
1 decade ago
When no sooner comes at starting inversion can take place. No sooner+inversion of the sentence+than.
Akash said:
1 decade ago
No sooner when I opened the door the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in making us shiver from head to foot. Is this Correct ?
Mahesh said:
1 decade ago
A is wrong.
It should be like this.
No sooner when I opened the door the rain, heavy and stormy rushed in making us shiver from head to foot.
It should be like this.
No sooner when I opened the door the rain, heavy and stormy rushed in making us shiver from head to foot.
Swapnil said:
1 decade ago
The sentence is in PAST PERFECT tense. So, the correct sentence will be : No sooner had I opened the door than the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in making us shiver from head to foot.
Sreeanta said:
1 decade ago
It is not necessarily a past perfect tense @Swapnil. The sentence can be framed as " No sooner I opened the door than the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in making us shiver from head to foot. " Or it can said the way it is given in the question.
Ilan said:
1 decade ago
It can be said "in the rain" is it right someone help?
Abhi said:
1 decade ago
Can any body explain "no sooner"?
Romi said:
1 decade ago
If I say in a simple way then the sentence would be I did open the door no sooner means "I opened the door slowly ".
Even when they opened the door carefully heavy rain came in shivered us head to foot in place of opened sentence did open which also shows action happened in past tense.
Here no sooner did maybe shows xpression because I seen this kind of example in direct speech eg she said,"doesn't this flower smell beautiful!".
Even when they opened the door carefully heavy rain came in shivered us head to foot in place of opened sentence did open which also shows action happened in past tense.
Here no sooner did maybe shows xpression because I seen this kind of example in direct speech eg she said,"doesn't this flower smell beautiful!".
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