It's not that hard to explain. The word "that" can modify an adjective or another adverb (often in combination with the word "all"). It's also usually found in negative sentences. Here are some additional examples: -

Hi, Avangi, I can’t thank you enough. This time I understand completely! But I have to say, your “often” in the example is my “sometimes.” When I consider “No, I sometimes don’t”, I’ll wonder about the other half. (It’s fifty-fifty.)

Many thanks. I wish you the same. << As what you said, the term of "partial negation" is out of my grammar book. For example: All the movies are not worth seeing . It means only some of them are not worth seeing. But to a

Hi, Ihsuan, Thanks for registering, and welcome to EF! I can imagine what "partial negation" is, but you're probably getting it out of an ESL manual, and I don't want to assume anything. But I'm sure the answer to your

<< Can "No, she seldom is" be used for #3? >> Technically, it can; but it's not idiomatic. To use it in this way would be rude, implying that the questioner has asked the wrong question. If this exchange occurred between

Hi, Avangi, Thank you very much for your help. But I still have some questions. Can " No, she seldom is " be used for #3? If yes, why is " No, she often isn't " logically incorrect? Isn't " seldom " equal

It's said that the adverbs of frequency should be placed before Be verb or helping verb when occurring in the short-form answer. However, these negative answers don't seem right to me. Therefore, I would like to know whether or not the

It's said that the adverbs of frequency should be placed before Be verb or helping verb when occurring in the short-form answer. However, these negative answers don't seem right to me. Therefore, I would like to know whether or not the

Could you tell me when to use just, yet, alredy, ever and never with the Present Perfect Tense. I know where to put these adverbs in a sentence (at the end of a sentence OR between the helping verb and the main verb), but I am not sure which of

If a negative word such as not or never or a restrictive word such as only, seldom, hardly etc. begins a sentence, inversion occurs in the main clause : Not until I read what had happened did I realise the magnitude of the problem. Seldom does