SDM'S KEY TO USE AND REMOVE AS SOON AS/NO SOONER……THAN/HARDLY…WHEN/SCARCELY….BEFORE.

 

USE NO SOONER……THAN:

Key to Exercise: 1

1. No sooner did his worker arrive than he started scolding him.

2. No sooner did I get the news than I left for Mumbai

3. No sooner does he complete his work than he goes to play.

4. No sooner did he saw his friend than he went to speak to him.

5. No sooner did he write the letter than he posted it.

 6. No sooner did the doctor arrive than the patient felt better.

7. No sooner did we reach the temple than the Aarati began.

8. No sooner did night approach than the street lights were switched on.

9. No sooner did he speak about her than she arrived.

10. No sooner did we enter the forest than we saw a tiger.

11. No sooner did the principal enter the hall than the students stood up.

 

Key to Exercise: 2

1. No sooner do the players return to the dressing room than the coach gives them tips.

2. No sooner do all the members gather than the meeting starts.

3. No sooner do the books come to the stores than students rush to buy.

4. No sooner do the flowers blossom than the bees come up to suck honey.

5. No sooner do the students complete their papers than they are allowed to go out

6. No sooner do the thieves notice the police than they flee.

7. No sooner do I get the paper than I start writing the answers.

8. No sooner does the baby cry than mother feeds.

9. No sooner were the papers corrected than the results were declared

10. No sooner was I in need than I asked my brother for help.

Remove “No sooner…than”.

Exercise: 1

1. As soon as he opened the letter, he started weeping.

2. As soon as he appeared on the stage, clapping started.

3. As soon as it was said, it was done.

4. As soon as the commander ordered, the soldiers started firing.

5. As soon as I reached home, it started raining.

6. As soon as he wrote the poem, he posted it on his timeline.

7. As soon as he saw her, he went to speak to her.

8. As soon as he does his work, he starts playing.

9. As soon as the teacher came into the class, the students stood up.

10. As soon as match ended, the prizes were given away.

Exercise: 2

1. As soon as we reached the pond, we jumped into it to swim.

2. As soon as the captain won the toss, he decided to bowl first.

3. As soon as we won the match, the president of the club congratulated us.

4. As soon as the girls put on their costumes, they danced.

5. As soon as the rabbit went to sleep, the tortoise crawled past the finish line.

6. As soon as the Chief Guest lighted the lamp, the audience clapped.

7. As soon as the choir started singing, the audience kept quiet.

8. As soon as the tiger sprang upon the goat, the hunter killed it.

9. As soon as I opened the book, I found what I was looking for.

10. As soon as he opened his shop, all his goods were sold out.

Use “Hardly…when”.

Key to Exercise: 1

1. Hardly had his worker arrived when he started scolding him.

2. Hardly had I got the news when I left for Mumbai

3. Hardly had he completed his work when he goes to play.

4. Hardly had he seen his friend when he went to speak to him.

5. Hardly had he written the letter when he posted it.

 6. Hardly had the doctor arrived when the patient felt better.

7. Hardly had we reached the temple when the Aarati began.

8. Hardly had night approached when the street lights were switched on.

9. Hardly had he spoken about her when she arrived.

10. Hardly had we entered the forest when we saw a tiger.

Use “Scarcely........before”.

Exercise: 1

1. Scarcely had we reached the pond before we jumped into it to swim.

2. Scarcely had the captain won the toss before he decided to bowl first.

3. Scarcely had we won the match before the president of the club congratulated us.

4. Scarcely had the girls put on their costumes before they danced.

5. Scarcely had the rabbit gone to sleep before the tortoise crawled past the finish line.

6. Scarcely had the Chief Guest lighted the lamp before the audience clapped.

7. Scarcely had the choir started singing before the audience kept quiet.

8. Scarcely had the tiger sprung upon the goat before the hunter killed it.

9. Scarcely had the rain stopped before the match resumed.

10. Scarcely had he opened his shop before all his goods were sold out.

Copyright: Dr. Shankar D Mishra