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Choose the option that correctly changes the sentence into a negative form without changing the meaning: 

"As soon as the bell rang, the students left the classroom."

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UPTET 2026 Paper 2 Social Studies Question Paper (3-Jul-2026) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

The students did not leave the classroom until the bell rang.

The original sentence means the students left the classroom exactly when the bell rang, with no delay before or after.

The standard negative equivalent of "as soon as" is expressed with "not... until", showing that an action did not happen before a specific point.

"The students did not leave the classroom until the bell rang" preserves this exact meaning, while the other options change the tense, alter the logic, or reverse the meaning entirely.

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