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Identify the part that contains an error: No sooner (a) / had he (b) / reached the station (c) / when the train left (d).
ANo sooner
Bhad he
Creached the station
Dwhen the train left
✓ Correct Answer: D — when the train left
The correlative conjunction 'No sooner' must be paired with 'than', not 'when'.
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