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Q: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
  • A. We rarely see a lion
  • B. We scarcely see a lion
  • C. He played good
  • D. He lives miserly
Correct Answer: Option A - “We rarely see a lion” is the sentence grammatically correct. Rule–Adverbs of frequency, which answer the question ‘How often’? (e.g. always, never, often, rarely, usually, generally) and certain other adverbs like 'almost, already, hardly, nearly, just, quite' are normally put between the subject and the verb if the verb consists of only one word; if there is more than one word in the verb, they are put after the first word. In the present sentence, Adverb – rarely is placed between subject ‘we’ and main verb ‘see’.
A. “We rarely see a lion” is the sentence grammatically correct. Rule–Adverbs of frequency, which answer the question ‘How often’? (e.g. always, never, often, rarely, usually, generally) and certain other adverbs like 'almost, already, hardly, nearly, just, quite' are normally put between the subject and the verb if the verb consists of only one word; if there is more than one word in the verb, they are put after the first word. In the present sentence, Adverb – rarely is placed between subject ‘we’ and main verb ‘see’.

Explanations:

“We rarely see a lion” is the sentence grammatically correct. Rule–Adverbs of frequency, which answer the question ‘How often’? (e.g. always, never, often, rarely, usually, generally) and certain other adverbs like 'almost, already, hardly, nearly, just, quite' are normally put between the subject and the verb if the verb consists of only one word; if there is more than one word in the verb, they are put after the first word. In the present sentence, Adverb – rarely is placed between subject ‘we’ and main verb ‘see’.