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Correlative Conjunction

Correlative Conjunction



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.




 

[More notes will be added later😊]

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