Identify the sentence that demonstrates the correct grammatical structure using negative inversion.

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A Rarely we have seen a tenth grader exhibit such brilliant logical reasoning.
B Rarely have we seen a tenth grader exhibit such brilliant logical reasoning.
C Rarely we seen have a tenth grader exhibit such brilliant logical reasoning.
D Rarely did we seen a tenth grader exhibit such brilliant logical reasoning.

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Answer: B. Rarely have we seen a tenth grader exhibit such brilliant logical reasoning.

Answer: (B) Rarely have we seen a tenth grader exhibit such brilliant logical reasoning.
Explanation: Starting a sentence with a restrictive or negative adverb like rarely, barely, or seldom requires the inversion of the subject and the auxiliary verb. The auxiliary have must move in front of the subject we. Option D is wrong because the auxiliary did must pair with a base verb (see), not a past participle (seen).

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Identify the sentence that demonstrates the correct grammatical structure using negative inversion.

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