English Grammar

WORD ORDER (1) - VERB + OBJECT;PLACE AND TIME.

A)VERB+OBJECT.

THE VERB AND THE OBJECT OF THE VERB NORMALLY GO TOGETHER.WE DO NOT USUALLY PUT

OTHER WORDS BETWEEN THEM.

VERB+OBJECT

I LIKE CHILDREN VERY MUCH. (NOT 'I LIKE VERY MUCH CHILDREN')

DID YOU NORMAN YESTERDAY.

ANN OFTEN PLAYS TENNIS.

*HERE ARE SOME OTHER EXAMPLES. NOTICE HOW EACH TIME THE VERB AND THE OBJECT GO

TOGETHER:

-DO YOU CLEAN THE HOUSE EVERY WEEKEND ? (NOT 'DO YOU CLEAN EVERY WEEKEND THE

HOUSE')

-EVERYBODY ENJOYED THE PARTY VERY MUCH. (NOT 'EVERYBODY ENJOYED VERY MUCH THE

PARTY')

FOR THE POSITION OF WORDS LIKE ALSO SEE THE NEXT PAGE.

B)PLACE AND TIME.

WE USUALLY SAY THE PLACE (WHERE?) BEFORE THE TIME.(WHEN?/HOW OFTEN?/HOW LONG?)

PLACETIME

TOM WALKS TO WORK EVERY MORNING.(NOT 'TOM WAKS EVERY MORNING TO WORK')

WE HAS BEEN IN CANADA SINCE APRIL.

WE ARRIVED AT AIRPORT EARLY.

*IT IS OFTEN POSSIBLE TO PUT THE TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE:

-ON MONDAY I'M GOING TO PARIS.

-IN SUMMER I CYCLED A LOT.

*NOTE THAT YOU CANNOT USE EARLY OR LATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE.