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 this idea enter his head than it carried conviction with it.
Option 1: No sooner does this idea enter
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: No sooner do his idea enter
Option 4: No sooner has his idea enter
Correct Answer: No substitution
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The original sentence is grammatically correct. It follows the correct structure for a no sooner than construction, which requires inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb. It conveys that as soon as the idea entered his head, it quickly convinced him.
Therefore, the given sentence requires no substitution .
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