Sentence structure: word order

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Today's topics

• Word order.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to put the words in a sentence in the right order.

Word order: Strange, it is.

SVO

Subject - verb - object.

Horses are creatures.

Time and place.

Time -> when?

At the end of a sentence. (Beginning is possible if the time is not the focus).

The gardener was working this morning.

The principle was sick yesterday.

The caretaker is sweeping at the moment.

This morning I ignored my alarm clock.

Time and place.

Place -> where?

At the end of a sentence. Always.

The gardener was working in the garden.

The principle was sitting in his office.

The caretaker was sweeping in the hall.

Time and place.

Time and place in one sentence?

First place, then time. 

The gardener was working in the garden yesterday afternoon.

The principal was sitting in his office this morning.

On his day off, the caretaker was sweeping in the hall.

Adverbs of frequency.

Adverbs of frequency.

Where do they go?

Subject - here - verb - object. I usually wake up at 7.

Exept when there is a form of to be.

I am always late for school. 

She is never going to buy me a Christmas present.

Who?

Does

What?

Where?

When?

The parents

bring

to football training

every Sunday

their son

Who?

Does

What?

Where?

When

Jacky and Pete

aren't going

to the cinema

tonight

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Doesn't she go in the weekends out?
2. Doesn't she go out in the weekends?

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.
last year / my sister / got married

1. My sister got married last year.
2. My sister got last year married.
3. My sister last year got married.
4. Last year my sister got married.

Translate the following sentence:
Ik heb gisteren een boek gelezen.

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