‘As soon as’ ‘No sooner…than’ ‘Hardly…when’ | By-Prof. Dipak Burhade

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‘As soon as’ ‘No sooner…than’ ‘Hardly…when’

‘As soon as’, ‘No sooner…than’ & ‘Hardly…when’ are used to indicate two things happened in quick succession. There is a short space of time between two happenings. One action takes place immediately after another action.

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AS SOON AS

An Adverbial Subordinating Conjunction of Time

Used to introduce depending clause in sentence

Used to indicate an action which immediately happens after the completion of first one

Used earlier or before noun or pronoun in the sentence

We find minimum time gap between two different actions

Used with Simple Present to declare future action

Ex.

1. As soon as I reached the station, the train arrived.
2. The train arrived as soon as I reached the station.
3. I will call you as soon as I finish my work.
4. William started to walk as soon as he declared fit.
5. We will surely meet as soon as the lock-down finishes.
6. As soon as I reach the college, I will tell your result.
7. The passengers rushed to board as soon as the train arrived.
8. As soon as mother scolded her, she admitted her mistake.
9. Nancy stopped her car as soon as she saw me.
10. As soon as I finish this topic, I will take a test.
11. As soon as the thief ran away, the policeman fired at him.
12. He replied me as soon as he got my email.
13. As soon as we had reached there, it started to snow.
14. Lisa went away as soon as Nancy came there.

NO SOONER…THAN

Used to indicate that one thing happens immediately after another

Generally used to indicate past actions

Rarely used with present tense

No sooner indicates first occurred things

than indicates second occurred things

than is used to connect two sentences

No sooner is always used at the beginning of sentence

Ex.

1. No sooner did the students see the the teacher than they ran away.
2. No sooner did I go to bed than I fell asleep.
3. No sooner had I arrived at the station than the train came.
4. No sooner had we reached there than the rain started.
5. No sooner does the bell ring than the students start to come out.
6. No sooner did I see my father than I ran away.
7. No sooner had he graduated than he decided to settle in USA.
8. No sooner did I read the book than I became rather inspired.

HARDLY / SCARCELY / BARELY…WHEN

Frequently used in daily activities

Hardly, barely and scarcely all have a negative meanings

They mean ‘almost not’ ‘certainly not’ or ‘only just’

Always used with ‘Past Perfect Tense’ format

Used to indicate two things happened after one another

when is used to connect two sentences

Hardly/Barely/Scarcely are always used at the beginning of sentence

Ex.

1. Hardly had I entered the garden when I saw a snake.
2. Hardly had John arrived school when his phone rang.
3. Barely had he passed the exam when his father had an heart attack.
4. Scarcely had Sarah finished reading when she fell asleep.
5. Hardly had the teacher noticed him when he lost his temper.
6. Hardly had I reached there when I told Daniel everything.
7. Hardly had Nancy reached the station when the train arrived.
8. Scarcely had I thought to eat pizza when Laura brought it for me.

 

Prof. Dipak Burhade

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