Word order

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• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Word order

grammar

I get usually up at half past seven

He started his business in 1980 in Rotterdam.

Voorbeeld

Keith used to watch television in his room at bedtime.

Wie    -         doet        -          wat        -     waar       -      wanneer.

Wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

Jacky and Pete

aren't going

to the cinema

tonight

wie

doet

wat

waar

wanneer

The parents

bring

to football training

every Sunday

their son

Kies de juiste volgorde

1. Wie - doet - waar - wat - wanneer
2. Wie - doet - waar - wanneer - wat
3. Wie - doet - wat - wanneer - waar
4. Wie - doet - wat - waar - wanneer

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. He swims every day in the canal.
2. He swims in the canal every day.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

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

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?

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.

in Spain / for / Jane / has / living / been /for a year

for ages / teaching / Mr Roberts / has / at school / been / the / class

Hoe ga je te werk?

1.  zoek als eerst het zelfstandig werkwoord op.

2.  plaats dan het bijwoord van frequentie VOOR het werkwoord.

LET OP!

Als het werkwoord een vorm is van to be (am, are, is, was, were) dan staat het bijwoord van frequentie ACHTER het werkwoord.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. They often go out in the weekends.
2. They go often out in the weekends.

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. 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.

1. He _________ listens __________ to the radio.

2. They ___________ read ___________ a book.

3. Tom _________ is _________ very friendly. 

4. Pete _________ gets _________ angry. 

5. We _________ are _________ on time. 

Sleep het bijwoord op de juiste plek

often

sometimes

usually

never

always

We accused him of theft (never)

We have been here before. (never)

The man left hotels without paying. (often)

I am a sociable person. (generally)

Any questions?

to

too

we have __ much homework!

Let's go __London.

Do you like football __?

You don't have __ worry.

He gave it __ me.

He works __ earn money.

It looked like ___ wasn't anything they could do.

1. there
2. their
3. they're

_1_ going to love going _2_,
I heard _3_ food is the best!

1. 1 =their, 2=there, 3 =they're
2. 1=there, 2=their, 3=they're
3. 1=they're, 2=there, 3=their
4. 1=they're, 2=their, 3=there

You made it around the track in under a minute, ____ fast!

1. your
2. you're

My dad's company made more profit ___ last year.

1. then
2. than

First we went through customs and ___ we picked up our luggage.

1. then
2. than

een brief/email heeft minimaal

- een inleidende alinea

- een alinea waar je een dieper op het geheel in gaat

- een afsluitende alinea

Informal

To start: Hi .....

                  Hey .......

                  Dear ........ (neutral)

To end:  Love

                 Kisses

                Yours

                CU

               All the best ( neutral)

              Best wishes ( neutral)

Formal

To start: Dear Sir/ Madam

                   Dear Mr .....

                   Dear Mrs/ Miss / Ms ........

To end: Yours faithfully

                 Yours sincerely

                 Kind regards ( neutral)

                 Best regards ( neutral)

Dear Tom Brown, > Dear Tom, or Dear Mr Brown, 

Een zin beginnen met:
And/But/Because

1. mag best
2. mag niet
3. mag in een informele email
4. mag in een formele email

Mind your punctuation!

Wat is het verschil tussen deze 2 zinnen?

Begin je zin met een hoofdletter, eindig met een punt. Schrijf leesbaar.