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Forums · General English Grammar & Vocabulary, Listening & Speaking · General English Grammar Questions Anonymous: What do we say; hardly--------------when or hardly------------than and no sooner than or no sooner when ? Please help.Greetings ! Both 'No Sooner…Than' and 'Hardly…When' are used to mean exactly the same. It is when something has happened just before something else. The first of the actions expressed with 'no sooner' or 'hardly', has happened right before the part after 'than' or 'when'. One thing to remember with these constructions is never to use 'when' with 'no sooner' or 'than' with 'hardly'. No sooner is clearly a comparative construction and has to be followed by 'than' as in any comparative form. You can also replace 'hardly' with 'scarcely'. No sooner had we arrived at the station than the announcement started. No sooner does Max arrive than the class starts. No sooner will the bell ring than the feast will start tomorrow. Hardly had we arrived at the station when the announcement started. Scarcely had Jake finished the book report when Alan came in. I hope I cleared your query. Best Regards ! Obaid  Regular Member789 | Have a question? People are waiting to help. Interesting stuff Related forum topics:earlier/ sooner?hardly?no sooner/than, hardly/before, since/so?almost - nearly - hardly?hardly/Scarcely?sooner/earlier?as soon as/ no sooner~than?No sooner?Before/until/no sooner/had hardly?the use of conjuction "..no sooner/faster...than"?Inversion, hardly?No sooner.. than?"sooner or later" and "sooner rahter than later"?Sooner?The sooner, the better. 2?The sooner the more? |
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