Foundation
English
Transformation of sentences
Question
Choose the sentence that contains an altered word order
There has seldom been so much rain in this part of the country.
Has there seldom been so much rain in this part of the country.
Seldom has there been so much rain in this part of the country.
None of the above
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An inverted sentence happens when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a sentence structure.
Option A is incorrect: The sentence has the normal word order, subject + verb + object.
Option B is incorrect: words like Hardly, barely, no sooner, or scarcely used at the beginning of inverted sentences.
Option C is correct: The sentence has the altered word order- Adverb + auxiliary verb (has) + subject (rain) + object + clause.
Option D is incorrect: It's irrelevant.
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