Word order 1

VERB + OBJECT

Jack           reads     a newspaper every day.

subject      verb              object

The verb (reads) and the object (a newspaper) are usually together. (The object is the answers for the question 'what does the subject do?)

What does Jack read? a newspaper

PLACE + TIME

Place usually goes before time.

Are you going to the party tonight?

I usually go to bed early.

Bruno drives to work every morning.

VERB + OBJECT

Put the words in the right order. 

Example: (a newspaper / reads / every day / Sue)         Sue reads a newspaper every day.

1. (Karate / don't like / very much / I )                             

2. (lost / I / my watch / last week)                                    

3. (I / want to speak / fluently / English)                        

4. (Did you buy / in Taiwan / that jacket?)                    

5. (Martha / Do you know / very well?)                         

6. (my plan / carefully / I / explained)                              

7. (Ann / drinks / every day / two cups of tea)              

8. (I / very well / French / don't speak)                          

9. (crossed / the street / They / carefully)                      

10. (from my brother / I borrowed / $50 / I)                  

11. (We / enjoyed / very much / the party)                    

12. (Mario / the same clothes / wears / every day)    

13. (in her wallet / the money / put / The woman)      

14. (passed / Martin / easily / the exam)                      

15. (Did you watch / on television / the news?)          

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PLACE + TIME

Put the words in the right order.

Example: (to work / every morning / walks / Bruno)    Bruno walks to work every morning.

1. (my umbrella / last night / I think I left / in the restaurant)                                

2. (at the party / We / early / arrived)                                                                          

3. (a beautiful bird / this morning / I / in the park / saw                                          

4. (in Canada / Liz / in 1976 / was born)                                                                  

5. (They / since / 1989 / here / have lived)                                                              

6. (many times / My parents / have been / to the U.S.A.                                      

7. (next week / they / to Buenos Aires / are going)                                                   OR   

8. (to the movies / last night / Did you go?)                                                            

9. (on Monday / here / Will they be?)                                                                      

10. (goes / every year / to Mexico / Kimberly)                                                      

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