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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

No sooner did she start running than she tripped and fell.

Option 1: when she trips and falls

Option 2: no substitution

Option 3: and she was tripped and fallen

Option 4: than she trip and fell


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: no substitution


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

The sentence "No sooner did she start running than she tripped and fell" is grammatically accurate. The structure "No sooner... than" is a correct way to express that one event quickly follows another.

The sentence effectively conveys the sequence of events, so no substitution is required.

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