Select the most appropriate option to replace the underlined part of the sentence:
Seldom we get such heavy rain in Jaipur in the month of October.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → do we get
“Seldom” at the start of a sentence:
- When seldom begins a sentence, the helping verb comes before the subject, as in a question.
- In the simple present, the helping verb is “do”. So the pattern is Seldom + do + we + the simple form of the verb.
- The given sentence says “Seldom we get”. This is wrong: after “seldom” at the front, the subject cannot come first.
- Complete sentence: Seldom do we get such heavy rain in Jaipur in the month of October.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: we have got — Incorrect. The subject “we” still comes before the helping verb “have”. After “seldom” at the front, this order must change. Example: We have got two new fans for the classroom.
Option 2: do we got — Incorrect. After “do”, the verb stays in its simple form, “get”, not “got”.
Option 3: we do get — Incorrect. “Do” must come before “we”, not after it. Example: We do get mangoes in Jaipur, but they come from other states.