MHV1 Adverbs Word Order

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Kennen en kunnen na deze les:

...kennen wat bijwoorden zijn.

...kennen waar bijwoorden voor WHERE, WHEN, HOW OFTEN in een zin komen.

...kunnen zinnen met bijwoorden in de juiste volgorde maken.

How often do you play games on your phone?

NEVER

RARELY

SOMETIMES

OFTEN

ALWAYS

At what time do you play games the most?

Before school

During the pause

In the afternoon

After dinner

Before bed

Where do play games on your phone?

In my room

At school

Outside

At home

Everywhere

Now, make a sentence:

I .................... (answer question 1.) play games  ............................................(answer question 2.) ............................................(answer question 3.).

Examples:

I often play games at school during my lunch break.

I rarely play games outside in the evening.

Let's look at this sentence again.

I often play games at school during my lunch break.

ADVERBS

How often do you play games on
your phone? When and where?

I often play games at school during my lunch break.

Word Order

How Often                  Where                    When

    (hoe vaak)                           (waar)                          (wanneer)               

Before the main verb 

I often play games at school during my lunch break.

David never talks to Paul at school.

We always fly to Spain during the summer. 

If the main verb is to be, then the adverb comes after the verb. Remember the SHIT-rule.

I am never late for school.

She's usually the first one to leave. 

HOE VAAK

Are placed at the end of the sentence.

WHERE comes before WHEN.

I often play games at school during my lunch break.

We always go to Greece in July.

We watched the new Star Wars film at the cinema last night. 

If you want to emphasise when it happened, time comes first.

In July, we always go to France.

Last night, we watched the new Star Wars film at the cinema.

WAAR & WANNEER

Make a sentence with the right order.
I visit my grandparents on the
weekend. (always)

Make a sentence with the right order.
My sister is very lazy. (usually)

Make a sentence with the right order.
I am going to Paris.

Make a sentence with the right order.
We listened to music. (last night/in
my bedroom)

An adverb for HOW OFTEN comes...

1. ...before the main verb.
2. ...after the main verb.

If the main verb is 'TO BE', the adverb for HOW OFTEN comes...

1. ...before is/are.
2. ...after is are.

Which comes first?

1. adverb of time (WHEN)
2. adverb of place (WHERE)

Which sentence is correct?

1. I do always my homework in my room after school.
2. I always do my homework after school in my room.
3. I always do my homework in my room after school.
4. I do always my homework after school in my room.

In your book, think of ONE thing a character does. Write a simple sentence about it.

In your book, think of ONE thing a character does. WHEN do they do it? Always/usually/often/never?
In the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the book? Write the same sentence with WHEN.

In your book, think of ONE thing a character does. Where do they do it? At home, at school, at their friend's house? Write the same sentence with WHERE.