T3: Word Order

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

Word order

Wat is de juiste woordvolgorde van een Engelse zin?

Word Order =>Woordvolgorde

The normal order of words in a sentence in English is:

wie + doet + wat/wie + waar + wanneer

Examples: 

• Sem works at Mc Donald's on Sundays.
• My parents are going on holiday to Malta tomorrow.
• I gave flowers to my girlfriend last week.

QUIZ TIME

Word order: Is this sentence correct?
I always swim on Saturdays here.

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

What is the correct word order in English?

1. place before time
2. time before place

Word order

Een tekst kan uit 5 onderdelen bestaan. Zet deze in de juiste volgorde

Wie

Doet

Wat

Waar 

Wanneer

Put the sentence in the correct order

I

don't like doing

my homework

in the weekend

in my room

Adverbs of frequency

• Geven aan hoe vaak iets gebeurd. Zes adverbs of frequency: 
• always
• often
• usually
• sometimes
• rarely
• never

Waar komt deze in een zin?

Meestal tussen het onderwerp en het werkwoord

Onderwerp	Adverb of frequency	Verb
I	Usually	walk to school
We	sometimes	eat out.
They	never	visit us.

Uitzondering: als er een vorm van To be in de zin staat. 

Onderwerp	Vorm van to be	Adverb of frequency	Rest van de zin
I	am	never	late for work
She	is	always	cheerful
We	are	sometimes	lazy.

To summarize

• An adverb of frequency is usually positioned direct after the subject:
• He always goes to the gym in the morning.
• Behalve als er een vorm van to be in de zin staat. Dan komt het daar direct achter:
• The dog is always barking at the mailman. 

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. 

Put the sentence in the correct order

often

sometimes

usually

never

always

Put in the correct order

John

likes

eating hamburgers

at McDonalds 

on Saturday

Word order: Is this correct?
I do my homework in the evening in my room.

1. Correct
2. Wrong

Put the sentence in the correct order

often

Jack

his house

paints

in Winter

Put the sentence in the correct order

at home

is

sometimes

before 5 o'clock

Gerry

How well do you feel about making sentences in English using the correct word order now?

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The end!

Word order in general. 

Word order met adverbs of frequency