Select the most appropriate option that can replace the underlined segment in the given sentence.
No sooner had they left their home that it started raining heavily.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. their home than it started.
Error concept
The error is in the use of conjunction after 'No sooner.'
What is wrong
The sentence uses “that” after No sooner, which is incorrect.
Grammatical concept
After No sooner, we must use than to connect the two clauses.
Incorrectness of the concept in context
Using that instead of than makes the sentence grammatically wrong.
How to correct
Replace that with than.
Correct phrase/ correction
No sooner had they left their home than it started raining heavily.
Final sentence
No sooner had they left their home than it started raining heavily.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.