بوابة الثانوية العامة المصرية - تعرف ان hardly, scarcely, no sooner ليهم اخت رابعة

تعرف ان HARDLY, SCARCELY, NO SOONER ليهم اخت رابعة

HARDLY, SCARCELY, BARELY, NO SOONER

Hardly had I arrived home when the telephone rang. (= I had hardly arrived home when the telephone rang.)
Scarcely had she finished reading when she fell asleep. (= She had scarcely finished reading when she fell asleep.)
Barely had they won the match when the coach had a heart attack. (= They had barely won the match when the coach had a heart attack.)
No sooner had the company launched its new product than it went bankrupt. (= The company had no sooner launched its new product than it went bankrupt.)
No sooner did they realize that they had made a mistake than the company went bankrupt. (= They no sooner realized that they had made a mistake than the company went bankrupt.)
It may be difficult to memorise when it is when and when it is than. If so, remember that sooner is the comparative form of soon and in comparisons we use than. This type of inversion is basically a comparison.
No sooner had I opened one doll than I found another one nested in it.