Rewrite the following sentence beginning with 'No sooner': As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed into the dining hall.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. No sooner had the bell rung than the students rushed into the dining hall.
- Step 1: Apply negative inversion syntax: when a sentence opens with a negative or restrictive correlative like No sooner, the auxiliary verb must precede the subject (had the bell). The past perfect requires the past participle form (rung, not rang).
- Step 2: Complete the correlative pair: No sooner strictly pairs with than (never when or then) to introduce the subsequent event.
Answer
No sooner had the bell rung than the students rushed into the dining hall.
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