Discussion
Select the option that converts the following affirmative sentence into a negative sentence.
As soon as he came, he started creating trouble.
Answer: B
The negative form is 'No sooner had he come than he started creating trouble'. A sentence with 'as soon as' becomes a negative one with 'No sooner ... than', and the first clause takes the past perfect with inversion: 'No sooner had he come'. Option D uses 'did he come' and 'had created' without 'than', which is not correct, and options A and C change the meaning. Another way to say it is that the no sooner clause sets two events one right after the other, the first in the past perfect and the second in the simple past, which is why 'No sooner had he come than he started' keeps the sense of 'as soon as'.
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