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Word Order in Sentences _______________________________________________________________________________________________ http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/word_order.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar_list/satz.htm Avoid mistakes using the correct word order subject I verb(s) will (not) tell indirect object you direct object the story place at home time tomorrow. 1. SENTENCES correct word order incorrect word order tip I was shopping in Leipzig. I was in Leipzig shopping. 1 He played yesterday football . 2 Dan rode his bike carefully. Dan rode carefully his bike. 3 He often reads books. He reads often books. 4a He Is always late. He always is late. 4b He played football yesterday. Yesterday he played football. SEE THE PAGES BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE: main verb before place Word order: subject-verb-object-place-time 1 place before expression of time Word order: subject-verb-object-place-time 2 object before adverb of manner Position of adverbs adverb of frequency before main verb Position of adverbs of frequency 3 adverb of frequency after form of to be Position of adverbs of frequency 4a 4b Word order: subject – verb – object – place - time main verb before place Where do expression of place and time go in English sentences? Time Every Saturday * Subject Verb Object Place I have breakfast in the kitchen. They play handball in the gym My friend is swimming Peter watches Time every Monday. in the pool. TV at home. Expressions of time go at the end of a statement. NEVER put Place or Time between Verb and Object I have in the kitchen breakfast. Definite expressions of time can also go at the beginning of the sentence if they are not the main focus At the end of the sentence: Place before Time in the sentence. If you are in doubt – put it at the end of the sentence – it is more likely to be right. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ place before expression of time Word order: subject – verb – object – place - time Where do expression of place and time go in English sentences? Time Every Saturday * Subject Verb Object Place I have breakfast in the kitchen. They play handball in the gym My friend is swimming Peter watches Time every Monday. in the pool. TV at home. Expressions of time go at the end of a statement. Definite expressions of time can also go at the beginning of the sentence if they are not the main focus At the end of the sentence: Place before Time NEVER put Place or Time between Verb and Object I have in the kitchen breakfast. in the sentence. If you are in doubt – put it at the end of the sentence – it is more likely to be right ____________________________________________________________________________________ ADVERBS 1. Adverb of Manner adverb at the end of a sentence (e.g.: slowly, carefully, awfully) These adverbs are put behind the direct object (or behind the verb if there's no direct object). subject verb(s) He He She The children direct object drove drove plays laughed adverb carefully. carefully. terribly. happily. the car The piano For emphasis, adverbs of manner can also go at the beginning of a sentence Unfortunately, we couldn’t go on holiday this summer. Quietly, the teacher asked the children to finish their break. Slowly, she sat down and started to think about what he had said. Manner – Place – Time: Peter sang the song happily in the bathroom yesterday evening. 2. Adverbs of Place (e.g.: here, there, behind, above, everywhere, anywhere, outside, inside, nearby etc.) Like adverbs of manner, these adverbs are put behind the direct object or the verb. subject I He She verb(s) haven’t seen stayed put direct object him the book adverb here behind on top of since yesterday to help us the bookshelf. 3. Adverbs of Time (e.g.: recently, lately, now, then, yesterday, recently, soon, immediately, after a while, in a little while, all day etc.) Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence. subject verb(s) indirect object I will tell you She was ill direct object time tomorrow. the story all day If you want to put emphasis on the time, you can also put the adverb of time at the beginning of the sentence. time Tomorrow Recently subject I she verb(s) will tell started indirect object you direct object the story. English classes 4. Adverbs of Frequency (e.g.: always, never, seldom, usually) Adverbs of frequency are put directly before the main verb. If 'be' is the main verb and there is no auxiliary verb, adverbs of frequency are put behind 'be'. subject auxiliary/be I adverb main verb object, place or time often go swimming in the evenings. play tennis. He doesn't always We are usually I have never here in summer. been abroad. 1. Adverbs of frequency before verb Adverbs of frequency are always before the main verb: In English we never put an adverb between the verb and the object. correct: → We often play tennis. correct: → We sometimes go to McDonalds. incorrect: → We play often tennis. Some (not all) adverbs of frequency can go at the beginning of the sentence: Sometimes, we go to McDonalds. Always, we go to McDonalds _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. 2. QUESTION WORD ORDER correct word order incorrect word order Do you play football or handball? Play you football or handball? When did you see Peggy yesterday? When did you yesterday see Peggy? Start the question with the auxiliary do. Questions in the Simple Present Put the expression of time (yesterday) at the end of the question. Questions in the Simple Past In questions, the word order subject-verbs-object is the same as in affirmative sentences. The only thing that’s different is that you usually have to put the auxiliary verb (or the main verb “be”) before the subject. Interrogatives are put at the beginning of the sentences: REMEMBER THE FORMULA FOR OBJECT QUESTIONS: Q A S V Question Word Auxiliary Verb Subject Main verb(s) Are you Were Do Did you you you QASV Object Questions Indirect Object going to help born speak have Direct Object Place Time Phrase me? English a party In Italy? well? in your flat yesterday? MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS Can Can Could Will Would you you cook? pass you like Shall we go to the cinema I open the window Should May me that pen please? a drink? tonight? OTHER QUESTION WORDS Who What When Where Why Which dress Whose book How How much How many How often What time would were do didn’t did do does people do will you you they they you like to tell Live? buy Choose? won you travel a bus ticket cost wanted to go to they play we arrive me there? the house? the prize? to work? to the city centre? the concert In the arena last week? hockey? in Paris? please? SUBJECT QUESTIONS have a different structure. The question word refers to the subject, and there is no auxiliary verb. Q V O = Question word + Verb + Object SUBJECT QUESTIONS Question Word verb(s) object Who asked you? What happens In the film? Object Question: Who did John phone? Subject Question: Who phoned John? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Word Order: Direct and Indirect Objects Subject + Verb + Object + Indirect object Indirect object with to: SVOI · Two nouns · Two pronouns · Pronoun object/noun indirect object Subject + Verb + Indirect object + Object Indirect object without to: · Two nouns · Two pronouns · Noun object/pronoun indirect object I showed the computer to my friends. I showed it to them. I showed it to my friends. She gave the present to her mother. She gave it to her. She gave it to her mother. SVIO I showed my friends the computer. I showed them it. I showed them the computer She gave her mother the present. She gave her it. She gave her the present. WORD ORDER EXERCISES/PRACTICE – ONLINE http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/word_order1/task.php http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5524.php https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/adverb-position Word Order exercises: http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_beginners/word_order_exercises/01_word_order_english_exercises.htm http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/word-order-scrambled.html http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/correct-word-order-exercise/ Subject/Object Questions – Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbYkfmdh-AA http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/download/worksheet_word_order_sentences1_en.pdf http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5524.php