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17-Feb-2007, 15:29
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Country: Viet Nan
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Current Location: Ho Chi Minh City First Language: Vietnamese Member Type: Student or Learner | |  Re: No sooner
I'm wrong :)) The correct answer is than
And this is the explaination:
Because sooner in no sooner is a comparative adverb like better in no better, the expression should be followed by than, not then: No sooner had she come than the maid knocked. I had no sooner left than she called. § 216. no sooner than / no sooner when. 3. Word Choice. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996 |
19-Mar-2007, 05:21
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Current Location: Australia First Language: Indonesian Member Type: Student or Learner | |  Re: No sooner
I think 'that' sounds better than any of the choices. To be honest, I've been using 'that' for these sort of sentences. Is that permissible? |
19-Mar-2007, 10:50
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Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: No sooner
It is a comparative- no sooner than- though the distance between the words causes a lot of confusion.  |
24-Mar-2007, 19:35
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Current Location: U.S.A First Language: arabic Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: No sooner
Hi!
I really don't understand what is no sooner ?  |
12-Apr-2007, 14:26
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Current Location: Turkey First Language: English Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: No sooner
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Originally Posted by Tdol  I seriously think it's time to strip you of your Proficiency certificate. | what is "strip of"
just a wonder ;) |
13-Apr-2007, 07:37
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Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: No sooner
It means to take something from someone because they have done something wrong.  |
13-Apr-2007, 08:59
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Current Location: BULGARİA First Language: TURKİSH Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: No sooner
I think it is than...because it is structure...no sooner...than...see you  |
13-Apr-2007, 11:28
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Current Location: Turkey First Language: English Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: No sooner
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Originally Posted by Tdol It means to take something from someone because they have done something wrong. | that means "to deprive" then.
thanks :) |
23-Dec-2007, 04:59
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Current Location: Xanthi, Greece First Language: Greek Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: No sooner
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Originally Posted by caskrishna Hi,
I have a question about "no sooner...than". My apologies if this has already been discussed.
1. I had no sooner closed the door than somebody knocked.
2. We had no sooner sat down in the train than I felt sick.
Could I interpret the above sentences as follows?
3. Immediately after somebody knocked the door, I closed the door.
4. Immediately after I felt sick, we sat down in the train.
Thanks for your help.
CAS. | It's quite the opposite, actually. This matter, however, has already been covered on page 2 of this thread. |
07-Jan-2008, 13:00
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Current Location: ,,,,,,,, First Language: be me Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: No sooner
[quote=Casiopea;8900]set phrase: no sooner...than
'-er' is a comparative marker that takes 'than'
Thank you so much for the information  | | |
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