Choose the option that correctly combines the two sentences into one:
The train stopped at the station. The tea sellers ran towards the windows.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → As soon as the train stopped at the station, the tea sellers ran towards the windows.
The second action happened right after the first one. The train stopped, and at once the tea sellers ran to the windows. As soon as means immediately after. It joins two actions like these.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: No sooner had the train stopped at the station when the tea sellers ran towards the windows. — Incorrect. “No sooner” goes with “than”, not with “when”.
Option 2: Although the train stopped at the station, the tea sellers ran towards the windows. — Incorrect. “Although” shows a contrast, but the two sentences show one action following another.
Option 3: As soon as the train stopped at the station, so the tea sellers ran towards the windows. — Incorrect. “As soon as” already joins the two parts, so the extra joining word “so” is wrong.