Question

Choose the correct position of the adverb of frequency in the following sentence:
We have chicken for dinner. (Seldom)
A) We have seldom chicken for dinner.
B) Seldom we have chicken for dinner.
C) We have chicken for dinner seldom.
D) We seldom have chicken for dinner.

Answer 1

Hint: An adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. For example: gently, then, there.

Complete answer:
Option A) We have seldom chicken for dinner – is an incorrect answer because an adverb of frequency is placed before the main verb in a sentence and this is not applicable in this sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Seldom we have chicken for dinner – is an incorrect answer because the sentence cannot start with an adverb ‘seldom’ and this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) We have chicken for dinner seldom – is an incorrect answer because seldom is used after dinner and this is not the correct position of the seldom and this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) We seldom have chicken for dinner – is the correct answer because seldom is in the correct position in this option. So, this is the correct answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘D’.

Note:Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb in a sentence, here, "have". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.