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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Frequency Adverbs

Hi teachers,

The following are considered negative sentences, aren't they?

a. He is rarely at home at 6:00.

b. He is seldom at home at 6:00.

c. He is never at home at 6.00.

Thanks in advance
  

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Sorry one more thing to go: One a second thought: 'Never, seldom, and rarely' with a negative sense are not used in the negative form. So, to me, it looks like they are affirmative sentences, because the verb is in affirmative, with a negative meaning. Am I right?

— Tenacious Learner

  • Sorry one more thing to go: One a second thought: 'Never, seldom, and rarely' with a negative sense are not used in the negative form.
  • So, to me, it looks like they are affirmative sentences, because the verb is in affirmative, with a negative meaning.
  • Am I right?
  • TS
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Sorry one more thing to go:

One a second thought: 'Never, seldom, and rarely' with a negative sense are not used in the negative form.

So, to me, it looks like they are affirmative sentences, because the verb is in affirmative, with a negative meaning.

Am I right?
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