Usage and Transformation
(Structures of ‘as soon as – No sooner— than’ are used to indicate two events occurring one after another. Hardly-when is used when there is no span between two events)
जेव्हा एकापाठोपाठ एक लगेच घडणार्या दोन घटनांचे वर्णन केलेले असते, तेव्हा as soon as , No sooner— than या वाक्यरचना वापरतात. अशा दोन घटनांमध्ये किंचितही कालावधी नसल्यास Hardly…when ची रचना वापरतात.ही रचना भुतकाळातिल घटनांसाठी वापरतात.
As soon as + प्रथम घडलेली क्रिया + (,) comma + नंतर घडलेली क्रिया
As soon as + first event+ (,) comma + next event/incident.
As soon as I get up, I brush my teeth.
As soon as I brush teeth, I take tea.
As soon as I take tea, I read newspaper.
No sooner + प्रथम घडलेली क्रिया + than + नंतर घडलेली क्रिया.
No sooner + first event + than + next event.
No sooner do I read newspaper than I take bath.
No sooner do I take bath than I get ready for the class.
No sooner does the teacher enter the class than we greet him.
No sooner did Sachin take retirement than he was announced the Bharat Ratna.
Hardly had the egg fallen when it broke into pieces.
Hardly had he reached the station when the train left the platform.
वरिल उदाहरणासारखे अनेक वाक्य आपल्याला बनवीता येते. as soon as चे वाक्य no sooner— than मध्ये बदलुन लिहीण्यासोबतच स्वताला त्या रचना वापरता आल्या पाहीजेत. तेव्हाच खर्या अर्थाने Grammar चा उपयोग भाषा शिकण्यासाठि होइल.
Transformation Rules
Use No sooner— than
1. As soon as / when च्या जागेवर No sooner ठेवावे
2. त्यासमोर साह्यकारि क्रियापद वापरावे.
3. नसल्यास do/does/did या पैकी एक काळानुसार वापरावे.
4. नंतर कर्ता ठेवुन क्रियापदाचे योग्य रुप वापरावे.
5. उर्वरित शब्द लिहून (,) comma च्या ऐवजी than वापरुन पुढिल वाक्य लीहावे.
6. as soon as वाक्याच्या मध्ये असल्यासNo sooner— than वापरतांना as soon as च्या पुढील वाक्य प्रथम वाक्य समजावे व as soon as च्या अगोदर असणार्या वाक्य than नंतर वापरावे.
7. As soon as चे वाक्य होकारार्थी असते तर No sooner …than चे वाक्य नकारार्थी असते.
8. As soon as चे वाक्य Positive Degree असते तर No sooner …than चे वाक्य Comparative Degree असते.
Exclamatory And Assertive Sentences
Transformation Examples
1. As soon as the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, the Franks were trapped.
No sooner did the Nazis invade the Netherlands than the Franks were trapped.
2. As soon as the ground gets dry, the play will start.
No sooner does the ground get dry than the play will start.
3. As soon as I enter the class room, they greet me ‘Good Morning’.
No sooner do I enter the class room than they greet me ‘Good Morning’.
4. As soon as he had finished his work, he set out for home.
No sooner had he finished his work than he set out for home.
5. The thief ran away as soon as he saw the police.
No sooner did the thief see the police than he ran away.
6. When the bell rings, the students rush out of the class.
No sooner does the bell ring than the students rush out of the class.
7. The moment he came home, he switched on the television.
No sooner did he come home than he switched on the television.
8. Authorities planned to seal the mine off as soon as the rescue effort was abandoned.
No sooner was the rescue effort abandoned than authorities planned to seal the mine off.
9. As he drifted off to sleep, he pictured guardian angels hovering over him.
No sooner did he drift off to sleep than he pictured guardian angels hovering over him.
10. She was laughing. He fell on the floor.
As soon as he fell on the floor, she was laughing.
No sooner did he fall on the floor than she was laughing.
11. As soon as he left the house,he met with an accident.
No sooner did he leave the house than he met with an accident.
TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES
AS SOON AS / NO SOONER…THAN / HARDLY…WHEN
Understand • Learn • Practise • Test Yourself
English Grammar | Std. 9–12
🎯 Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:- Understand the use of As Soon As.
- Transform sentences into No Sooner…Than.
- Use Hardly…When correctly.
- Apply auxiliary verbs according to tense.
- Solve grammar transformation questions independently.
1. Understand the Usage
AS SOON AS
We use As soon as to indicate that one action happens immediately after another.
As soon as I reached home, I called my friend.
As soon as the bell rings, the students will leave the classroom.
NO SOONER…THAN
We use No sooner…than to express two events happening one immediately after the other.
No sooner did he arrive than the meeting started.
HARDLY…WHEN
Hardly…when is another structure used to show that the second action followed the first almost immediately.
Hardly had he reached the station when the train left.
2. Transformation Rules
Rule 1: Simple Present Tense
No sooner does the teacher enter than students greet him.
Use do with I, we, you, they and plural subjects.
Use does with he, she, it and singular subjects.
Rule 2: Simple Past Tense
No sooner did he see the police than he ran away.
Remember: After did, always use the first form of the verb (V1).
Rule 3: Past Perfect Tense
No sooner had he finished his work than he went home.
Rule 4: Passive Voice
Keep the appropriate auxiliary verb and passive verb form.
No sooner was the rescue operation abandoned than the authorities planned to seal the mine.
Important Points to Remember
- No sooner is followed by an auxiliary verb before the subject.
- Than is used with No sooner.
- When is used with Hardly.
- After did, use V1, not V2 or V3.
- After had, use V3.
- Maintain the original meaning and sequence of events.
- When the original sentence begins with the second event, rearrange the events appropriately.
3. Interactive Transformation Demonstration
Study how a sentence is transformed.
4. Interactive MCQ Challenge
Choose the correct answer. Check your answer immediately and read the explanation.
Question 1 of 10
5. Sentence Transformation Practice
Transform the following sentences using No sooner…than. Type your answer and reveal the suggested answer.
6. Complete the Sentences
Complete these sentences using your own ideas.
7. Challenge Yourself
Transform these sentences using Hardly…When.
8. Final Learning Checklist
MCQ Type Test – Transformation
1. As soon as he came, they all gave an applause. ( Choose appropriate sentence with No sooner …than.)
A) No sooner does he come than they all gave an applause.
B) No sooner did he came than they all gave an applause.
C) No sooner did he come than they all gave an applause.
D) No sooner he come than they all gave an applause
2. Complete the sentence: As soon as I wake up, ——————
3. As soon as the bell rings, the School Assembly will start. (Choose an appropriate sentence with No sooner …than)
A) No sooner does the bell rings than the School Assembly will start.
B) No sooner do the bell rings than the School Assembly will start.
C) No sooner does the bell ring than the School Assembly will start.
D) No sooner does the bell ring, the School Assembly will start.
4. When he had finished his work, he sat down on the highest step. (Choose an appropriate sentence with No sooner …than)
A) No sooner had he finished his work than he sat down on the highest step.
B) No sooner did he finished his work than he sat down on the highest step.
C) No sooner he had finished his work than he sat down on the highest step.
D) No sooner had he finish his work than he sat down on the highest step.
5. Complete the sentence by choosing the suitable option
As soon as I reached the station,………
A) the train leaves the platform.
B) the platform left the train.
C) the train arrived at the platform .
D) the train had left the platform .
Transformation – As soon as
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