the sentence that contains an error : No sooner the results were announced (1)

Explanation:

The structure with “No sooner” requires inversion (auxiliary verb before the subject).

👉 Correct Rule:

No sooner + had + subject + V3 + than + subject + V2

✔️ Correct Sentence:

No sooner had the results been announced than the shareholders started questioning the management’s strategic decisions.

❌ What’s wrong in (1)?

• “No sooner the results were announced” ❌
  → No inversion + wrong tense

✔️ Correct Form Breakdown:

• had been announced → Past Perfect Passive ✔️
• “than” → correctly used ✔️
• “started” → Simple Past ✔️

Important Pattern to Remember:

⚡ Quick Tip:

Whenever sentence starts with:
👉 No sooner / Hardly / Scarcely
➡️ Always use inversion (had + subject + V3)

 Correct answer: (1)