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Select the correct option: No sooner ________ the report released than the media erupted with criticism.

1. was
2. had
3. were
4. have

Correct answer: had

Solution

The correct structure is 'No sooner had + subject + past participle + than...'. Here, 'had' is required before the subject 'the report' in inverted form. So the sentence should read: 'No sooner had the report been released than the media erupted with criticism.'

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