UNIT 3: THE NAME GAME


In this unit the teacher made some examples with seldom.
We use it to refer to things that don't happen very often.

Examples:

I seldom say that she seldom go to the beach.
I seldom enter to the blog.
My mother seldom watches TV at night.

It is not correct to say: My father not seldom puts sugar in his coffee or My teacher  don't seldom miss a class.

Synonym: rarely

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