Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".
No sooner did the rain stop [when] the children rushed out.

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"No sooner" is always paired with "than": "No sooner did the rain stop than the children rushed out."

Worth noting

"Then" looks like "than" but means "next". "When" goes with "hardly" and "scarcely".

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Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".No sooner did the rain stop [when] the children rushed out.