English — Word Order and Sentence Structure — 2nd Year Literary Stream

Word Order and Sentence Structure

English follows a strict word order in sentences. The basic structure is Subject + Verb + Object (SVO).

Basic Word Order

• SVO: “The cat (S) eats (V) fish (O).”
• Subject + Verb + Adverb: “She sings beautifully.”
• Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb: “He reads books every day.”

Adjective Order

Opinion + Size + Age + Shape + Color + Origin + Material + Noun: “A beautiful big old round red Chinese wooden table.”

Adverb Placement

• Frequency adverbs (always, never, often): before main verb: “I always eat breakfast.”
• Manner adverbs: after verb/object: “She speaks English fluently.”

Exercises

1. Rearrange: “reads / she / every / books / day”.
2. Put in order: “a / red / small / plastic / bag”.
3. Where does “often” go? “I ___ drink ___ coffee ___.”

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