THV1-en-2324 - Word order

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Word order in English

Example

Keith       watches           television     in his room      at bedtime.

Who    -         does        -          what        -         where       -           when.

who

does

what

where

when

The parents

bring

to football training

every Sunday

their son

Who

does

what

where

when

Jacky and Pete

are going

to the cinema

tonight

Adverbs of place and time

Adverb of place                      where?

The gardener was working in the garden.

The principal was sitting in his office.

The caretaker was sweeping in the hall.

Adverbs of place are placed after the object or main verb.

Adverbs of place and time

Adverb of time                      when?

The gardener was working this morning.

The principal was home sick yesterday.

The caretaker is sweeping at the moment.

Adverbs of time are placed after the object or main verb.

Adverbs of place and time

Place adverbs go before time adverbs.

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. He swims every day in the canal.
2. He swims in the canal every day.
3. Every day he swims in the canal

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. Yesterday I met 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.
4. Last year my sister got married