Question

As soon as he saw the tiger, he took to heels.

(Rewrite using "No sooner..... than')​

Answer 1

No sooner had he seen the tiger than he took to heels.

Explanation:

• Sometimes instructions are given to change the given sentences in English grammar.

• As we are directed to add "No sooner" at the beginning of the sentence, the meaning of the sentence should remain the same.

• When we add No sooner in the beginning the sentence can be turned into negative or positive or vice verse.

• The punctuation should be kept in mind as improper use of punctuation can change the meaning of the sentence.

Answer 2

After using 'No sooner..... than' the following sentence becomes- ''No sooner had he seen the tiger than he took to heels.''

• When we start a sentence with this phrase 'no sooner', 'had' sits after it as per rule and 'saw' sits in its past participle form 'seen'.
• 'Than' is used to join the sentence.