Choose the best substitute for the bracketed segment in the following sentence to complete the sentence meaningfully.

(No sooner did she shouted), than the thieves ran away leaving all the jewellery on the table. 

The correct answer is: No sooner did she shout

Key Points

• The use of "shouted" in the original sentence is grammatically incorrect because the past tense marker "did" already indicates the tense, and we use the base form of the verb after it.
• "No sooner" is a correlative conjunction that is used in conjunction with "than" to express that one action or event happens immediately after another.
• The correct past tense usage after "No sooner" is the simple past tense.
  • Example: No sooner did the students finish their exams than they began planning a celebratory trip.
• In this case, "did she shout" is the correct form, where "did" is an auxiliary verb used for emphasis in a past tense sentence, and "shout" is the base form of the verb.
• Therefore, the correct sentence is: No sooner did she shout, than the thieves ran away leaving all the jewellery on the table.
• This construction ensures proper grammar and maintains the intended meaning of the sentence.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.