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Transformation of sentences
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Transformation of Sentences
Question
Choose the sentence that contains an altered word order:


We had no sooner arrived than it started raining.
No sooner had we arrived than it started raining.
none of the above
No sooner we had arrived than it started raining.
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Solution
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An inverted sentence happens when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a sentence structure.
Option A is incorrect: The sentence has the normal word order, subject + verb + object.
Option B is correct: The sentence has the inverted word order- Adverb + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + object + clause. 
Option C is incorrect: An inverted word order is not followed here.
Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant