Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
No sooner ______ the last diya on the parapet than a gust of wind blew out the first one.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → had Rina lit
“No sooner ... than” with the past perfect:
- The form is No sooner + had + subject + past participle (V3) ... than + simple past.
- The first action takes the past perfect, and “had” comes before the subject because the sentence begins with “No sooner”.
- The lighting came first and the gust came right after it.
- Clue word: “No sooner” at the start and the past verb “blew” after “than”.
- Complete sentence: No sooner had Rina lit the last diya on the parapet than a gust of wind blew out the first one.