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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. No sooner did the chairman arrived than the proceedings commenced.
Question

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
No sooner did the chairman arrived than the proceedings commenced.

A.

No sooner

B.

did the chairman arrived

C.

proceedings commenced

D.

than the

Correct option is B

The segment in the sentence "No sooner did the chairman arrived than the proceedings commenced" that contains a grammatical error is (b) "did the chairman arrived."

  • Explanation: When using "did" as an auxiliary verb in the past simple tense, the main verb should be in its base form. Thus, "arrived" should be corrected to "arrive."
  • Corrected Sentence: "No sooner did the chairman arrive than the proceedings commenced."

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