Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
No sooner had Kabir taken out his tiffin when / a monkey jumped down from the wall / and ran off with his paratha.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → No sooner had Kabir taken out his tiffin when
The mistake is the word “when” after “No sooner had Kabir taken out his tiffin”. “No sooner” is a comparing word, like “sooner than”. So it is always followed by than, not “when”. The pair is No sooner had ... than.
Option 1: No sooner had Kabir taken out his tiffin when — Error. “when” should be “than”.
Option 2: a monkey jumped down from the wall — No error.
Option 3: and ran off with his paratha — No error.
Corrected: No sooner had Kabir taken out his tiffin than a monkey jumped down from the wall and ran off with his paratha.