Question

Choose the option that correctly conveys the meaning of the given sentence:
Seldom do buses stop here.

• A. Buses do stop here often.
• B. Buses never stop here.
• C. Buses do not stop here often.
• D. Buses stop here regularly.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Buses do not stop here often.

Option C:

The word 'seldom' means 'not often' or 'rarely'.

The given sentence means: Rarely do buses stop here./Buses do not stop here often.

The word 'seldom' is replaced in the sentence in option C. So, both sentences mean the same.

Hence, option C is correct.

Option A: This sentence means the opposite of the given sentence.

Option B: The given sentence does not mean 'never', but 'seldom'. These words have different meanings and hence option B isn't the same as the given sentence.

Option D: 'Regularly' means 'that the buses stop here often'. It means the opposite of the given sentence.

Hence, options A, B and D are wrong.