Correlative Conjunction
As soon as
Directly
should not be used as a conjunction where as
soon as would be better.
Scarcely
Scarcely
should be followed by when not by than.
No sooner
No sooner is followed by than, not by when or
but.
[Note that sooner is a comparative form, and comparatives are always
followed by than.]
Example on how it changes from one form to another
As
soon as he went to bed, somebody
knocked at the door.
Scarcely/Hardly
had he gone to bed, when somebody knocked at the door.
No
sooner had he gone to bed, than somebody
knocked at the door.
As
soon as the meeting begun, some protesters
started shouting slogans.
Scarcely/Hardly had the meeting begun, when
some protesters started shouting slogans.
No
sooner had the meeting begun, than
some protesters started shouting slogans
As
soon as she ate the apple, she fell down.
Scarcely/Hardly had she eaten the
apple, when she fell down.
No
sooner had she eaten the apple, than she fell
down.
As
soon as we left home, it started to rain.
Scarcely/Hardly had we left home, when it
started to rain.
No
sooner had we left home, than
it started to rain.
As
soon as he went, a
policeman knocked at the door.
Scarcely/Hardly had he gone, when a policeman
knocked at the door.
No
sooner had he gone, than
a policeman knocked at the door.
As
soon as he left, the storm began to below.
Scarcely/Hardly had he left, when the storm began
to below.
No
sooner
had he left, than the storm began to below.
As
soon as he reached the station, the storm began to blow
Scarcely/Hardly had he reached the station, when the
storm began to blow.
No
sooner had he reached the station, than the
storm began to blow.
As
soon as he returned, he was off again.
Scarcely/Hardly had he returned,
when he was off again.
No sooner had he returned, than he was off
again.
As
soon as I spoke, he left.
Scarcely/Hardly had I spoken, when
he left.
No
sooner had I spoken, than he
left.
As
soon as I found the secret, I undiscovered
everything
Scarcely/Hardly had I found the
secret, when I undiscovered everything
No sooner had I found the secret, than I
undiscovered everything
As
soon as I reached the corner, the bus came.
Scarcely/Hardly had I reached the
corner, when the bus came.
No
sooner had I reached the corner, than
the bus came.
As soon
as I spoke, he left.
Scarcely/Hardly had I spoken, when
he left.
No sooner had I spoken, than he left.
As
soon as the fight began, he ran away.
Scarcely/Hardly had the fight
begun, when he ran away.
No sooner
had the fight begun, than he ran away.
As soon
as he
left, he comes back again.
Scarcely/Hardly had he left, when he comes back
again.
No sooner
had he left, than he comes back again.
As
soon as John left,
Susie arrived.
Scarcely/Hardly had John left, when Susie arrived.
No sooner had John left, than Susie
arrived.
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