Correct the sentence: No sooner the train stopped than I got down.

Question

Identify the error and supply correction for this sentence from an economic analysis.
The relationships of the country’s inflation rate and the GDP growth was analysed.
Use the given format for your response.

\(Error\)	\(Correction\)

Answer 1

Step 1: Breaking down the fix:
Insert 'had' before the subject 'the train' (inversion), and change 'stopped' to the past participle form used with 'had' (it remains 'stopped', as 'stop' is a regular verb, but now correctly forms the past perfect 'had stopped').

Step 2: Result:
No sooner had the train stopped than I got down.

Final Answer:
No sooner had the train stopped than I got down.

\(No.\)	Text	Word before	Omission	Word after
\(e.g.\)	I ten minutes late	I	was	ten
(i)	for work morning. The exhaust pipe	_______	_______	_______
(ii)	fell the bus. Mr. Brown was entirely	_______	_______	_______
(iii)	unsympathetic. He said, ‘You get	_______	_______	_______
(iv)	yourself bicycle, Robin.’	_______	_______	_______

Correct the sentence: No sooner the train stopped than I got down.

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