Question

Choose the option which puts the adverb in the correct position in the sentence:
The teacher shouts at us rarely.
A. No change
B. The teacher rarely shouts at us
C. The rarely teacher shouts at us
D. The teacher shouts rarely at us

Answer 1

Hint: Frequency adverbs are the adverbs which signifies the frequency of an event, that is how often an action happens. Adverbs like hardly, rarely, seldom are used to signify something that does not occur or happen often. Example: “I hardly know them”. We put such adverbs in the middle of the subject and the main word. Example: “Mr. Mathew, the priest, seldom shouted”. We will look for an option which is grammatically correct.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually to figure out the correct answer.

 A. No change : This option is invalid as we can figure out a change with reference to the hint. In the given sentence “The teacher shouts at us rarely”, the adverb is not placed in the middle of the subject and the verb. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

B. The teacher rarely shouts at us : In this option, the adverb ‘rarely’ is placed in the middle of the subject ’teacher’ and the verb ‘shouts’. This sentence means that the teacher does not shouts at her students very often. This sentence is grammatically correct and makes sense. Therefore, this is the correct option.

C. The rare teacher shouts at us : This option is grammatically incorrect as the adverb ’rarely’ is used as an adjective here, which is wrong. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

The teacher shouts rarely at us: In this option, the adverb ‘rarely’ is not placed in the middle of the subject ‘teacher’ and the verb ‘shout’. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘B’.

Note:Frequency adverbs ‘rarely’, ‘seldom’ means ‘not very often’, where as frequency adverbs ‘hardly’, ‘scarcely’ means ‘almost not at all’. These frequency adverbs have a negative meaning.
The frequency adverbs usually, normally, regularly, signifies that an action occurs often. Example: “People normally wake up early to lead a healthy lifestyle “.