120 Rules of Grammer
RULE23: The use of “Seldom or never”:
The word “Seldom” is an Adverb and when a sentence begins with “seldom”, the law of inversion will be followed.
Example:-
Seldom or never does he come to my house. ✅
[ Adverb + Helping V. + Subject + Main V. ]
#NOTE: We can either use “Seldom or never” or “Seldom, if ever”, but we cannot use “Seldom or ever”.
#NOTE : The use of phrase “Little
or nothing”:
The phrase “Little or nothing” means “Hardly anything”. In this case also, we can either use “Little or nothing” or “Little, if everything”, but we cannot use “Little or everything”.
RULE23: The use of “Seldom or never”:
The word “Seldom” is an Adverb and when a sentence begins with “seldom”, the law of inversion will be followed.
Example:-
Seldom or never does he come to my house. ✅
[ Adverb + Helping V. + Subject + Main V. ]
#NOTE: We can either use “Seldom or never” or “Seldom, if ever”, but we cannot use “Seldom or ever”.
#NOTE : The use of phrase “Little
or nothing”:
The phrase “Little or nothing” means “Hardly anything”. In this case also, we can either use “Little or nothing” or “Little, if everything”, but we cannot use “Little or everything”.