Word Order (H5)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Word Order

First, back to the basics

Wie doet wat waar wanneer

             O              ww              lv             plaats                    tijd

     subject         verb          object      where                  when

EXAMPLE:

Peter liep vanmiddag samen met Bill naar zijn huis.

Peter walked together with Bill to his house this afternoon.

Most common word order

who - does - what - where - when

• John lost his phone at school yesterday.
• My mother met my father at the cinema twenty years ago.
• I listen to music every day.
• Elin is hanging out at a friend's house right now.
  

Stappenplan:

1. onderwerp                         WIE

2. werkwoord(en)               DOET

3. lijdend voorwerp            WAT

4. plaats                                  WAAR

5. tijd                                        WANNEER

De tijd kan ook aan het begin van de zin worden gezet!

wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

The parents

bring

to football training

every Sunday

their son

Wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer 

Jacky and Pete

aren't going

to the cinema

tonight

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. He swims every day in the canal.
2. He swims in the canal every day.

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

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

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.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. My sister got married last year.
2. my sister got last year married.
3. My sister last year got married.

Adverbs of frequency

Waar staan deze woorden in een zin?

Wat valt op aan deze 3 zinnen?

I am never late.

I always go to school by train.

I have never been there before.

I don't often read English books.  

• Adverbs of frequency staan VOOR het werkwoord
• Adverbs of frequency staan ACHTER een vorm van to be
• Adverbs of frequency staan na het eerste werkwoord en voor het tweede werkwoord

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. We are never in a position to complain.
2. We never are in a position to complain.

Can you let me know.....

1. ....what the price is.
2. ...what is the price.
3. ....what the price is?
4. ....what is the price?

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?

Restrictive and non-restrictive clauses

Relative pronouns

• verwijzen terug naar een persoon, dier, ding.
• persoon = who, whose, whom, that
• dier/ding = (of) which, that

(Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden)

Relative pronouns

Who / that  = subject - onderwerp

Marie Curie is the woman who/that discovered radium.

Whose = possessive - duidt bezit aan

This is George, whose brother I went to school with ('wiens')

(Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden)

Relative pronouns

Which = for things

We had fish and chipts this evening, which I always enjoy.

(Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden)

Whom

"whom" gebruikt als het lijdend of meewerkend voorwerp van een werkwoord of een voorzetsel, om aan te geven wie de handeling ondergaat (zoals hem of haar).

We fought the dragon --> Whom did we fight?

I drew this picture for you --> For whom did I draw this picture?

The man, _______ father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.

1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which

Today I received your email, ______ gave me all the relevant information.

1. who
2. whose
3. that
4. which

New York City, ______ is very diverse, has the largest population of all American cities.

1. where
2. which
3. that
4. who

Relative clauses 

restrictive

• bevat cruciale, onmisbare informatie = geen komma's
• who, whose, whom, which, that

non - restrictive: 

• bevat extra informatie, die je ook kunt weglaten. = komma's 
• who, whose, whom, which

(Betrekkelijke bijzin)

Relative clauses

• restrictive:  

This is the house which/ that Jack built. 

• non - restrictive

Lord Pembroke, who is 76, has just retired.

(Betrekkelijke bijzin)

Economics is a subject ..... I never understood

1. who
2. whom
3. which
4. that

What is the name of the lady .... is wearing the beautiful dress?

1. whose
2. whom
3. which
4. who

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. 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?

I would like to know...

1. how much does it cost.
2. how much does it cost?
3. how much costs it.
4. how much it costs.

Could you tell me....

1. ...how old is she?
2. ...how old is she.
3. ...how old she is?
4. ...how old she is.

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.