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Alex Young 5828 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
No sooner... than?
No sooner .......................................... their baby is due in July, than the press was set on fire.
a. have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced that;
b. had the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced that;
c. did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce that;
d. did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce than.
Is it b?
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Yes. "... than the press was set on fire" sounds odd to me (sounds too literal).
- Yes.
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- than the press was set on fire" sounds odd to me (sounds too literal).
- I wouldn't personally put a comma before "than".
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Yes.
"... than the press was set on fire" sounds odd to me (sounds too literal). I wouldn't personally put a comma before "than".
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