Question:
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
No sooner did we arrived at the railway station than we got into an argument with the auto driver.
दिए गए वाक्य में रेखांकित खंड को प्रतिस्थापित करने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प का चयन कीजिए:
No sooner did we arrived at the railway station than we got into an argument with the auto driver.
Options:
- No sooner did we arrives
- No sooner had we arrive
- No sooner did we arrive
- No substitution required
- No sooner did we arrives
- No sooner had we arrive
- No sooner did we arrive
- No substitution required
Correct Answer: c)
Explanation:
In the correlative inverted construction ‘No sooner did + Subject + V1…’, the auxiliary ‘did’ must be followed by the base form of the verb (V1), not the past form ‘arrived’. Therefore, ‘did we arrived’ is incorrect and should be corrected to ‘did we arrive’.
‘No sooner did…’ संरचना में ‘did’ (past auxiliary) के साथ हमेशा क्रिया का मूल रूप (V1 – base form) आता है, न कि past form (arrived)। अतः ‘did we arrived’ गलत है और सही प्रतिस्थापन **No sooner did we arrive** होगा।