Tuesday 8 November 2011

Subject - Verb - Object (S-V-O)


Word order in statements – Subject - Verb - Object (S-V-O)

Subject
Verb
Object
I
play
football.
Max
reads
books.
We
can speak
English.
Sue
is singing
a nice song.
I
play
football
I
like
table tennis.

* S - V - O in each part of complex sentences.*


Expressions of place and time in sentences

Time
Subject
Verb
Object
Place
Time

I
have
breakfast
in the kitchen.


They
play
handball
in the gym
every Monday.

My friend
is swimming

in the pool.

Every Saturday
Peter
watches
TV
at home.


*- Expressions of time can be put at the beginning or the end of a statement.
*- At the end of the sentence: Place before Time
*- NEVER put Place or Time between Verb and Object

Adverbs of frequency

always, usually, regularly, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never are adverbs of frequency.
The position of these adverbs is:

-before the main verb
 


Adverb of frequency
Verb



always
get up
at 6.45.
Peter
can
usually
play
football on Sundays.
Mandy
has
sometimes
got
lots of homework.

-after a form of to be am, are, is (was, were)


Verb
Adverb of frequency

Susan
is
never
late.

*The adverbs often, usually, sometimes and occasionally can go at the beginning of a sentence.
Sometimes I go swimming.
Often we surf the internet.

*Sometimes these adverbs are put at the end of the sentence.
We read books occasionally.




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