Grammar: Word order

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Word order

Leerdoelen

• Ik kan een correcte Engelse zin maken waarin alle woorden in de juiste volgorde staan

Positieve/negatieve zinnen

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 - waar - wanneer

Enkele voorbeelden

wie doet wat waar wanneer

The man didn't play guitar in France yesterday.

The boys have been eating candy all day.

We were not very happy last year.

They bought a dog for their aunt from the petshop yesterday.

Which is the correct order?

1. They forgot to do their homework on Friday.
2. The forgot on Friday to do their homework.
3. They forgot to do on Friday their homework.
4. On Friday forgot they to do their homework.

Which is the correct order?

1. We are going to France on holiday this year.
2. We are going on holiday to France this year.
3. On holiday this year we are to France going.
4. We are going this year to France on holiday.

Adverbs of Frequency

Frequentie woorden

Wat zijn adverbs of frequency?

Adverbs of frequency zijn woorden die aangeven hoe vaak iets gebeurt. Enkele voorbeelden zijn:

I often go to work.

She has never done any chores.

We are sometimes late for class.

We don't normally do any homework.

Wat zijn adverbs of indefinite time?

Adverbs of indefinite time zijn woorden die aangeven wanneer iets gebeurt. Bijvoorbeeld:

I have already done that!

The train suddenly stopped.

I have just finished my homework.

I will soon be home.

De positie van deze adverbs

1. Voor het hoofdwerkwoord

I often play guitar.

She has never played guitar.

She does not often go home in summer.

2. na een vorm van be (am/is/are/was/were)

I am always on time for my lessons.

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb?

1. He usually does his homework.
2. He does his homework usually.
3. He does usually his homework.

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb

1. My sister never has gone to New York.
2. My sister has gone never to New York.
3. Never my sister has gone to New York.
4. My sister has never gone to New York.

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb?

1. I frequently am late.
2. I am frequently late.
3. Frequently I am late.

Wat is de juiste plek van de adverb?

1. I miss never the train.
2. I never miss the train.
3. I miss the train never.
4. Never miss I the train.

Oefening

Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde

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:
we / give / present / will / him / the / tomorrow

Put in the correct order:
Henry / sleeping / in / the / kitchen / morning / this / was

Put in the correct order:
that man / Who / was / over / there / ?

Put in the correct order:
you / Did / him / help / ?

Put in the correct order:
hardly - can - works - see - you - he - hard - how

Put in the correct order:
at seven - get up - usually - I

Put in the correct order:
live - he - did - before 1998 - in Amsterdam - ?