Word Order

Word Order Explanation

When we make a sentence in English, we normally follow the following order. Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb Of Place + Adverb Of Time. Let's see the following example.

Subject	Verb	Object	Manner	Place	Time
The boy	studies	English	well	at school	every day.
The maid	cleans	the house	thoroughly		every morning.
John	works		hard		every day.
Mary	will get married to	George			tomorrow.

Verb + Object 

The verb and the object of the verb normally go together. We do not usually put other words between them.

Verb + Object

Susan likes children very much. (not 'Susan likes very much children.') Did you watch football match yesterday? Ann often sees him.  Do you clean the house every week-end? (not 'Do you clean every week-end the house?')

 Place and Time 

We usually say the place  before the time.

place + time

Paul walks to school every morning. (not ' Paul walks every morning to school.') She has been in Copenhagen since May. We arrived at the airport early. I'm going to Paris to Monday. (not 'I'm going on Monday to Paris.')

Adverb Of Time At The Beginning Of A Sentence

We can put the time at the beginning of the sentence.

• On Sunday I'm going to Paris.
• Every morning Paul walks to school.

Note that you cannot use early or late at the beginning of the sentence in this  way.  

Adverbs Before Verbs

A lot of adverbs are put before verbs. 

• always
• also
• sometimes
• possibly
• probably
• often
• seldom
• never
• hardly ever
• almost
• still
• definitely
• certainly
• even
• only

Let's see the following sentences.

1. Paul always walks to school.
2. I also walk to school.
3. He often asks me to go together.
4. We never go to school by car.

Adverbs After The First Verb

When there are more than one verb, we usually put an adverb after the first verb. Let's see the following examples.

1. I can never forget her. ( can = the first verb, forget = the second verb )
2. She has always loved him. ( has = the first verb, loved = the second verb.)
3. This house has probably been neglected.

Exercises:

Elementary

 exercise 1

Put the following words into the correct order

 exercise 2 

 Click on the words in the correct order to form a question

exercise 3 

 Form affirmative statements using the given words/phrases

exercise 4

Use the words and form meaningful statements

exercise 5 

 Click on the words in the correct order to form a question

exercise 6 

 Form affirmative or negative statements using the given words/phrases

exercise 7 

 Form affirmative statements using the given words/phrases

exercise 8 

 Ask for the underlined part. Write the questions into the gaps

exercise 9 

 Ask for the underlined part. Write the questions into the gaps

exercise 10 

   Ask for the underlined part. Write the questions into the gaps

Intermediate

exercise 1 

 What's the correct word order?

exercise 2

Put in order

exercise 3 

 Put the sentences in order

exercise 4 

  Click on words to build sentences

exercise 5 

 Quiz 1

exercise 6

Quiz 2

exercise 7

Answer each question, choosing the response which has the correct word order

exercise 8 

 Complete each sentence with the correct tag question

exercise 9 

Chose the correct option

exercise 10

Chose the correct option 

Advanced

exercise 1 

 Chose the correct option

exercise 2 

  Chose the correct option

exercise 3 

Quiz

exercise 4 

Test

exercise 5 

Qiuz

exercise 6 

 Put in the words into the sentences

exercise 7 

  Put in the words into the sentences

exercise 8 

 Put in the best form of the word in brackets

exercise 9 

 Decide where to place the time expressions

exercise 10 

 Adjective order in English