Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure:It seldom _ (rain) here in February.
Correct answer: C. Rains
- A. Raining
- B. Rain
- C. Rains
- D. Rained
Explanation
Explanation:Tense:The word "seldom" means "rarely" and is used to talk about things that generally or habitually happen (or don't happen).For general truths and habitual actions, we use the present simple tense.The verb "rain" in present simple for "it" (third-person singular) takes an -s: "rains".Sentence structure:"It" (subject) + "seldom" (frequency adverb) + "rains" (verb) + other information.Adverbs like "seldom" usually go before the main verb (except when the verb is "to be").
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