Zander - Unit 5 - Lesson 31

We can use this to show immediate following of other parts in the sentence, so we only want to use it to emphasize something happened after.

This requires a helping verb "was, did, or had"

For example: No sooner had the fire started than the firefighters were here

Convert: "When the rain started, I slipped."

1) Add "No sooner" in the beginning: No sooner when the rain started, I slipped."

2) Remove the adverb "when" and replace it with a helping verb: No sooner had the rain started, I slipped.

3) Add "than" to the end of the clause: No sooner had the rain started than I slipped.

This is used to emphasize a certain idea

"Not only did Lina study, but also got an A+" is more forceful than "Lina did study, and got an A+."

The phone was damaged and completely stopped working

Multiple ways to rewrite: 1) Adding "Not only" in the beginning, adding "was" after it, deleting the second "was", and replacing "and" with "but also": Not only was the phone damaged but also completely stopped working

Second Way: Adding "not only" after was and replacing "and" with but also." The phone was not only damaged but also completely stopped working

This shows the affect that one part of the sentence has on the other

For example: The more you learn the more opportunities open

This shows the affect of "you learn" on your "opportunities."

This structure doesn't not require "connecting" words

"When I eat berries, I feel sick."

1) Remove "when" and reword "I eat berries" so that berries is in front, and "I eat" follows it. Berries I eat, I feel sick / I eat berries, I feel sick

2) Add "the more" before berries, reword "I feel sick" exactly as we did for "I eat berries" and add "the more" before it.

Result: The more berries I eat, the more sick I feel / The more I eat berriesa, the more I feel sick

1) "No sooner.. than" -> used to represent immediate action and requires helping verb

2) "Not only ... but also" -> used to emphasize an action/idea and also requires a verb

3) "The more... the more" -> Used to show affect of something on something else -> Sometimes rewording can be used to emphasize the direct object / subject complement.