Question

As soon as Mary meets Tom, she says
'hello' to him. [Rewrite using 'No sooner -
than.'] *
O
No sooner does Mary meet Tom than
she says 'hello' to him.
O
No sooner was Mary meet Tom than she
said 'hello' to him.
O
No sooner could Mary meet Tom than
she said 'hello' to him.
O
No sooner did Mary meet Tom than she
says 'hello' to him.​

Answer 1

Answer:

'No sooner..than' is used to suggest that one action takes place immediately after another action. When 'no sooner..than' is used at the beginning of the sentences then auxiliary verb goes before the subject. No sooner always introduces the event that occurred first.

The given sentence can be transformed using no sooner..than by beginning the sentence with 'no sooner'' followed by 'than'.

Option B is the correct answer as the auxiliary verb 'did' is before the subject 'Jacob'. 'Did' should be used as the given sentence is in the past tense. Options A, C, and D are grammatically wrong.