Question

Rewrite the following sentence using.
a) no sooner than
As soon as they were hidden by an island, they had lowered their sails
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Answer 1

Here is your answer mate,

No sooner did they hid by an island than they lower their sails.

Answer 2

No sooner did they hide by an island, than they lowered their sails.

While changing a sentence from the usage of 'as soon as' to ' no sooner...than' there are certain changes that are to be made besides the obvious. They are as follows-

• The initial part of a sentence usually carries 'as soon as'. When using 'no sooner...than', the words are usually inserted into the initial part of the sentence.
• However, the word 'than' comes a bit later.
• 'No sooner' comes before the action of the subject.
• 'Than' comes before the result.
• Also the usage of words like 'did' and 'had' needs to be carefully dealt with.