Word Order

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Word order

Adverbs of frequency

Geven aan hoe vaak iets gebeurt:

Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Usually, Always

Adverbs are usually placed in front of the verb when there is only one verb in the sentnece

After a form of 'To Be'

 am/ are/ is/ was / were the adverb of frequency is placed after the verb

He is rarely late

She was always happy

When there are more than two verbs the adverb is placed between the two verbs

(after the auxiliary verb= hulpww.)

I have never seen him before. 

You can always count on me.

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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?

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.

Sleepvraag

Een zin kan uit 5 onderdelen bestaan. Zet deze in de juiste volgorde

Wie

Doet

Wat

Waar 

Wanneer