Nonverbis
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- Joined
- Jun 4, 2021
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Russian Federation
Book: Upstream Proficiency by Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley.
Direct order: As soon as the plane took off the little boy started to cry.
Inversion: No sooner took than the plane off than the little boy started to cry.
The question is whether such variant with the past simple is possible or past perfect is an absolute necessity here?
No sooner had the plane taken off than the little boy started to cry.
Direct order: As soon as the plane took off the little boy started to cry.
Inversion: No sooner took than the plane off than the little boy started to cry.
The question is whether such variant with the past simple is possible or past perfect is an absolute necessity here?
No sooner had the plane taken off than the little boy started to cry.