Grammar 4 Flashcards

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Q

Inversion

A

This sentence uses inversion, a structure often required after negative adverbs or adverbial phrases like “rarely,” “seldom,” “never,” etc. When these phrases start a sentence, the subject and verb switch places (inversion).

Why?

•	“Rarely” emphasizes the rarity of the event, requiring the auxiliary verb “do” for proper sentence structure.
•	The correct order is: Rarely + auxiliary verb + subject + base verb.
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