Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option: No sooner did…

2016

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct option:
No sooner did we go out on the road ______ it began to rain heavily.

  1. A.

    when

  2. B.

    than

  3. C.

    then

  4. D.

    but

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Correct answer: B

The correct word to complete the sentence is Option B: than.

Solution

The correct word to fill in the blank is than, as "No sooner... than" is a standard correlative construction in the English language.

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