Word order

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Woordvolgorde + bijwoorden van frequentie

Voorbeeld

Keith used to watch television in his room at bedtime.

Wie    -         doet        -          wat        -     waar       -      wanneer.

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.

Bijwoorden van Frequentie

woorden die aangeven hoe vaak je iets doet

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.

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.

I would like to know.....

1. ....how old are you.
2. ....how old are you?
3. ....how old you are.
4. ...how old you are?

Could you tell me....

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

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?

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.

I would like to ask if....

1. I can submit my application.
2. I can submit my application?
3. can I submit my application.
4. can I submit my application?