Word order

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Word order

Word order

grammar

Word order : Wat moet je weten

Wie-doet- wat/wie-waar-wanneer

OW- WW- LV/MV- plaats- tijd

Voorbeeld

Keith used to watch television in his room at bedtime.

onderwerp - werkwoord(en) - lvw - plaats - tijd

Word order rules

1. wie (subject)
2. doet (predicate)
   
3. wat (object)
   
4. hoe (manner)
   
5. waar (place) 
   
6. wanneer (time) 
   

Adverbs of frequency

Geven aan hoe vaak iets gebeurt:

Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Usually, Always

adverbs of frequency

Plaats in de zin: vóór het hoodwerkwoord:

We always go to school on Monday.

I usually watch series on Netflix.

Behalve bij een vorm van to be:

He is often too late.

They were sometimes at home in the summer.

geef volgorde aan van woorden in een Engelse zin

Quiz questions

Answers the following quiz questions.

Kies de juiste volgorde

1. onderwerp, werkwoord(en) lijdend voorwerp, plaats, tijd
2. onderwerp, lijdend voorwerp, werkwoord(en), tijd, plaats
3. onderwerp, werkwoord(en), plaats, tijd, lijdend voorwerp
4. onderwerp, werkwoord(en), tijd, plaats, lijdend voorwerp

Onderwerp

Werk

woord

Lijdend 

voorwerp

Plaats

Tijd

I

walk

my dog

in the park

at night 

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Who swims every day in the canal?
2. Who swims in the canal every day?

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. My sister got married last year.
2. Last year my sister got married.
3. Both are correct, no difference in meaning.
4. Both are correct, there is a difference in meaning.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Doesn't she go in the weekends out?
2. Doesn't she go out in the weekends?

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. They often go out in the weekends.
2. They go often out in the weekends.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. We are hardly in a position to complain.
2. We hardly are in a position to complain.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. We definitely have succeeded in seeing past her shortcomings.
2. We have succeeded definitely in seeing past her shortcomings.
3. We have definitely succeeded in seeing past her shortcomings.
4. We have succeeded in seeing definitely past her shortcomings.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Have ever you read a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien?
2. Have you read ever a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien?
3. Have you read a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien ever?
4. Have you ever read a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien?

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Did he completely tell the truth yesterday?
2. Did he tell completely the truth yesterday?
3. Did he tell the truth completely yesterday?
4. Did he tell the truth yesterday completely?

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Who gives never a straight answer?
2. Who gives a straight answer never?
3. Who never gives a straight answer?
4. Who gives a straight never answer?

Which one is correct?

1. Haven't you ever read his novel?
2. Doesn't he always go to the tennis court on Fridays?
3. Hasn't George just given you the memo?
4. All are correct.

Correct word order:
Billy / to his friend / five minutes ago / next door / went

1. Billy went to his friend five minutes ago next door.
2. Billy went next door to his friend five minutes ago.
3. Billy went five minutes ago next door to his friend.
4. Billy went to his friend next door five minutes ago.

Correct word order:
her / in town / yesterday / I / met

1. I met her in town yesterday.
2. I met her yesterday in town.
3. I yesterday met her in town.
4. I met yesterday her in town.

Correct word order:
summer / we / here / are / in / usually

1. Usually we are here in summer.
2. We usually are here in summer.
3. We are usually in summer here.
4. We are usually here in summer.

Questions?

Homework for Tuesday  October 1st

 ex 14 + 15 blz 39 t/m 41

ex 1 t/m  5 blz 82 t/m 84