§4.2 - Word order

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Word order + adverbs of frequency

what rules about word order do you remember?

in the kitchen/ a kiss/ gave/ Joan/ me/ at four o’clock/ yesterday

He takes sugar in his tea (usually).

their holidays/ in Spain/ they spent/ last year/ in November

Where are these adverbs placed?

Adverbs of frequency  

(always, usually, regularly, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never etc) 

are placed in front of the verb.

Except for .............

the verb 'to be' :

Am/ are/ is/ was / were; place the adverb of frequency behind the verb

He is never late

She was always happy

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.

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. 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:
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.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

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

Word order

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

Wie

Doet

Wat/wie

Waar 

Wanneer

Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde

much

is

how

it

altogether

?

,

Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde:

Yes, I am.

you

aren't

tired

very

always

are

You