[Grammar] Rarely

[ammiraglia]

I don't know how I must use "rarely", I mean in wich position in the sentence.
Thank you in advance.

 

[vil]

P'm not a teacher.

Hi ammiraglia,

http://www.answers.com/rarely?afid=TBarLookup&nafid=27

The windows are rarely or never opened.

It was rarely indeed that any such request was denied.

rarely = seldom

I believed him to be rarely good and wise.

You can write rarely now, after all your schooling, I should think.

rarely = exceptionally, unusually, perfectly, excellently

Regards,

V.

 

[Johnson_F]

1. The windows are rarely or never opened. - It was rarely indeed that any such request was denied.

rarely = seldom

2. I believed him to be rarely good and wise. - You can write rarely now, after all your schooling, I should think.

rarely = exceptionally, unusually, perfectly, excellently

#1 - fine.
#2 - No. Not in modern English.

 

[Tdol]

And at the start (with an inverted verb):

Rarely have I seen anyone look so sad.