Word order: position of adverbs

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Word order: position of adverbs

De standaard woordvolgorde

De volgorde in het Engels bij positieve en negatieve zinnen is:

Onderwerp - werkwoord(en) - lijdend voorwerp / meewerkend voorwerp - plaats - tijd

of met andere woorden:

Wie - doet - wat/wie - waar - wanneer

Put in the correct order:
I / going / am / to / see / him / Monday / on

Put in the correct order:
has / he / been / working / California / since / in / 1997

Put in the correct order: always - in - songs - George - hallway - the - at - school - Monday - on - sings

Put in the correct order: on - always - Xbox. - played - I - younger - was - videogames - When - I - my

Adverbs of place and time

• verwijzingen naar plaats en tijd: zeggen dus iets over waar of wanneer
• komen vrijwel altijd achteraan de zin
  That's our car in the driveway.
  I am going to meet my friend at the cinema tonight.
• Plaats komt altijd vóór tijd (wie - doet - wat - WAAR - WANNEER)
  Your new scooter will be delivered to your house in five days.
• Tijd zet je alleen vooraan als je de nadruk wilt leggen hierop
  In five days from now, I will be going to Spain. 

Choose the correct sentence

1. She arrived early at the party yesterday.
2. She arrived at the party yesterday early.
3. She arrived at the party early yesterday.
4. She early arrived at the party yesterday.

Choose the correct sentence

1. He went with his family to the beach last summer.
2. He went last summer to the beach with his family.
3. He went to the beach with his family last summer.
4. Last summer to the beach he went with his family.

landed / The plane / safely / this morning / in New York / .

walked / park / night / at / through / They / the / .

the summer festival / outdoors / during / concert / The / held / was / .

Adverbs of frequency

• verwijzingen naar hoe vaak iets gebeurt
• Veel voorkomende zijn: sometimes, never, always, often, frequently, usually
• komen vóór het hoofdwerkwoord van de zin
  We usually go to the cinema on Sunday.
  My brother has never been to space.
• komt ná am, is, are, was, were
  My sister is normally free on Tuesday afternoon.
  Toby was always the best at football in high school.

Choose the correct sentence

1. She arrives always at work on time.
2. Always she arrives at work on time.
3. She arrives at work on time always.
4. She always arrives at work on time.

Choose the correct sentence

1. He rarely eats fast food.
2. Rarely eats he fast food.
3. He eats rarely fast food.
4. He eats fast food rarely.

together. / go / They / to the gym / usually

ten / every / minutes / comes / The / bus / .

visits / on weekends / occasionally / He / grandparents / his / .

Adverbs of manner

• verwijzingen naar de manier waarop (hoe) iets gebeurt
• very, really, incredibly, terribly komen vóór het woord waarover iets is gezegd:
  I am very angry with you.
  My uncle drives really dangerously.
• Andere bijwoorden komen meestal aan het eind van de zin:
  You have to cycle carefully
  Henry left the shop quietly
• Ze kunnen ook vóór het hoofdwerkwoord komen om nadruk te leggen:
  Henry quietly left the shop
  Jason quickly ran to the other side.

Choose the correct sentence

1. She gracefully danced across the stage.
2. She danced gracefully across the stage.
3. She danced across the stage gracefully.
4. Gracefully she danced across the stage.

Choose the correct sentence

1. The dog barked fiercely at the stranger.
2. The dog barked at the stranger fiercely.
3. The fiercely dog barked at the stranger.
4. The dog barked at the fiercely stranger.

cooked / dinner / she / slowly / .

loudly / laughed / They / comedy show / at / the

smoothly / The car / drove / highway / down / the / .