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Siddharth Jain Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Usage of 'than the' as a conjunction
I have this sentence in an aptitude exam:
'No sooner had the umpire given the batsman out that the crowd rushed into the field.'
Options available instead of 'than the crowd' are 1. and the crowd, 2. When the crowd 3. But the people 4. Than the crowd (the correct option)
I find the usage of 'than the crowd' very awkward to use. Could someone please explain how this works and a few other sentence examples for the same.
What should I look out for in a sentence to know that the usage of 'than the' is appropriate?
'No sooner had the umpire given the batsman out that the crowd rushed into the field.'
Options available instead of 'than the crowd' are 1. and the crowd, 2. When the crowd 3. But the people 4. Than the crowd (the correct option)
I find the usage of 'than the crowd' very awkward to use. Could someone please explain how this works and a few other sentence examples for the same.
What should I look out for in a sentence to know that the usage of 'than the' is appropriate?
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Look for " No sooner had/did/was/(would)... " d
- Look for " No sooner had/did/was/(would)...
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Look for "No sooner had/did/was/(would)... than" 
"No sooner had the leaf fallen to the ground than a lion pounced o
"No sooner had the leaf fallen to the ground than a lion pounced o
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Thank you, could there be any other instances where sooner can be replaced with other words? Faster than, slower than can be used to construct similar sentences?
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I can't think of any other uses off-hand, but maybe someone clever can!!
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