The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when she started jumping / with joy.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. when she started jumping.
- In the given sentence, the error lies in the part 'when she started jumping'.
- No sooner is used to show that one thing happens immediately after another thing. It is often used with the past perfect and usually followed by than.
For example: We had no sooner started cooking than there was a power cut and we had no electricity.
- Thus, in the given sentence, 'when' will be replaced by 'than'.
The correct sentence is - No sooner did Priya get her report card than she started jumping with joy.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. when she started jumping.