Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
No sooner the minister had heard (1) / about the accident (2) / than he rushed to the spot. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
The conjunction no sooner is followed immediately by a verb, as per the law of inversion. Thus, "no sooner had" is the correct sentence structure to begin the sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: No sooner had the minister heard about the accident than he rushed to the spot.
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