Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No Improvement’.
No sooner he has returned to home than his boss called him for an urgent meeting
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. No sooner had he returned home.
- "No sooner" is followed by the inversion (Inversion just means putting the verb before the subject.)
- The second part of the statement is in the past tense hence, we need to use past tense in the first part of the statement as well.
- The chosen option follows the given rules hence, it will IMPROVE the statement correctly.
Correct Sentence:-
No sooner had he returned home than his boss called him for an urgent meeting