Question:
I left the office. There was a power cut just then.
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A.
No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut. -
B.
I left the office long before there was a power cut. -
C.
I left the office after there was a power cut. -
D.
Hardly I had left the office when there was a power cut.
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
Knowledge: Past perfect & past simple
Explanation: Structure: No sooner + had + S + P2 + than + S + Ved/ V2 (As soon as… then…)
=> I left the office. There was a power cut shortly after.
A. As soon as I left the office, the power went out.
B. I left the office long before the power cut.
C. I left the office after the power was cut off.
D. I was almost out of the office when the power was cut off.
Sentences B, C, and D do not match in meaning.
Choose A
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