Question

Choose the correct position of the adverb of frequency in the following sentence:
Sam watches TV. (hardly/ever)
A) Sam watches hardly ever TV.
B) Sam watches TV hardly ever.
C) Sam hardly ever watches TV.
D) Hardly ever watches TV.

Answer 1

Hint: In this case, the sentence in which the adverb of frequency is correctly used will be the correct answer. And according to the rules of the grammar, the adverb of frequency is generally used before the main verb as it is used to describe the frequency or number of times that an action is performed.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze each option one by one:
Option A is Sam watches hardly ever TV. In this statement, the rule mentioned in the hint given above is not followed as an adverb is used after the main verb. Therefore, due to this reason, option A is incorrect.
Option B is Sam watches TV hardly ever. In this case, also the rule mentioned in the hint given above is not followed and sentence formation is wrong. Therefore, option B is also incorrect.
Option C is Sam hardly ever watches TV. In this statement the rule mentioned in the hint given above is followed as an adverb is used before the main verb. Therefore, option C is possibly correct.
Option D is hardly ever watching TV. In this statement also the rule mentioned in the hint given above is not followed and the subject is missing. Therefore, due to this reason, option D is incorrect.
Thus, option C is correct.

Note:
An adverb is a word that is used in a sentence to describe the qualities or different characteristics of the verb. In this case, the characteristic of the repetition of the verb is defined using an adverb. Therefore, the option that best describes the verb needs to be identified by us.