Application goal: Inversion after Rarely and Seldom.
After some initial negative expressions, including Never and Rarely, put the auxiliary before the subject. This is more formal or emphatic than ordinary word order.
Context: Describing a rare situation. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
After some initial negative expressions, including Never and Rarely, put the auxiliary before the subject. This is more formal or emphatic than ordinary word order.
Context: Describing a rare situation. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
Rarely have we received such detailed feedback from a short introductory session.
نادرًا ما تلقينا ملاحظات بهذه الدرجة من التفصيل من جلسة تمهيدية قصيرة.
Participants linked their comments to specific tasks rather than giving general impressions.
ربط المشاركون ملاحظاتهم بمهام محددة بدلًا من تقديم انطباعات عامة.
Seldom does a single questionnaire reveal both practical obstacles and useful suggestions so clearly.
نادرًا ما يكشف استبيان واحد بهذه الوضوح عن العوائق العملية والاقتراحات المفيدة معًا.