Which is the correct transformed sentence?

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As soon as he came, he started creating trouble.

1. No sooner did he come than he started creating trouble.
2. No sooner had he come than he started creating trouble.

Which is the correct transformed sentence?

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Prose · Accepted Answer

2. No sooner had he came than he started creating trouble.

Ozzourti · Answer

The sequence of events is clear in both versions.

prose2. No sooner had he came than he started creating trouble.

"Had he came" is incorrect.

Prose · Answer

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Cool Breeze · Answer

tamguatlay2. No sooner had he come than he started creating trouble.

The above sentence is correct. Had + came is always wrong.

CB

Tamguatlay · Answer

Thanks to the members who responded to my post.

Can I conclude that both sentences are correct?

Fivejedjon · Answer

Both your original sentences are correct. If your teacher is fussy about the exactness of the transformation, then the 'did he come' version preserves the tense of the original.

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