📚 Overview

In English, the typical sentence structure is Subject + Verb + Object (S+V+O). Understanding this structure helps you create clear and grammatically correct sentences. This lesson will also explain where to place adverbs and adjectives in your sentences.

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🔐 Basic Word Order: S + V + O

Examples:

• She (subject) likes (verb) chocolate (object).

• They (subject) watched (verb) a movie (object) last night.

The subject does the action, the verb is the action, and the object receives the action.

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📈 Adjectives: Where Do They Go?

Adjectives describe nouns and usually come before the noun.

Examples:

• I saw a beautiful sunset.

• They have a small house in the countryside.

When used with linking verbs like "be," adjectives come after the verb.

• She is happy.

• The food smells delicious.

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🕒 Adverbs: Where Do They Go?

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often describe how, when, where, or how often something happens.

Placement:

1. Before the main verb:

   • She always drinks coffee in the morning.

2. After the verb (when the verb is simple):

   • He runs quickly.

3. At the beginning or end of a sentence (especially time/frequency):

   • Yesterday, I went shopping.

   • I went shopping yesterday.

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✍️ Practice Questions (1–24)

Instructions: Choose the correct word order or rewrite the sentence. Each question focuses on sentence structure, adjective/adverb placement, or both.

Part A: Choose the correct sentence

1. a) She eats always breakfast.
   b) She always eats breakfast.

2. a) The movie was boring.
   b) Was boring the movie.

3. a) He quickly runs.
   b) He runs quickly.

4. a) They have a car red.
   b) They have a red car.

5. a) The children are happy.
   b) Are happy the children.

6. a) She sings beautifully.
   b) Beautifully she sings.

7. a) John bought a new phone.
   b) A phone new John bought.

8. a) They never are late.
   b) They are never late.

Part B: Rewrite the sentence correctly

9. He every day studies.

10. The cat black is sleeping.

11. Was very the performance good.

12. They live in a house big.

13. My sister has hair long.

14. We at the weekend go shopping.

15. Often she arrives late.

16. He plays football well very.

Part C: Fill in the blank with the correct word order

17. I __________ (usually / get up / at 7 a.m.).

18. They __________ (are / friendly / very).

19. She __________ (drives / carefully / always).

20. We __________ (to the beach / went / yesterday).

21. The students __________ (hard / studied / for the test).

22. He __________ (never / speaks / politely).

23. __________ (delicious / looks / dinner / the).

24. The baby __________ (is / cute / really).

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✅ Answer Key with Explanations

Part A:

1. b – Adverb "always" goes before the main verb.

2. a – Standard S+V+O structure.

3. b – "Quickly" usually goes after the verb when simple.

4. b – Adjective comes before the noun.

5. a – Correct word order for state of being.

6. a – Adverb modifying the verb correctly.

7. a – Adjective before the noun.

8. b – Adverb between verb "are" and adjective.

Part B:

9. He studies every day. (Time adverb goes after verb)

10. The black cat is sleeping. (Adjective before noun)

11. The performance was very good. (Correct word order)

12. They live in a big house. (Adjective before noun)

13. My sister has long hair. (Adjective before noun)

14. We go shopping at the weekend. (Time phrase at end)

15. She often arrives late. (Frequency adverb before main verb)

16. He plays football very well. *("Very" modifies "well")

Part C:

17. I usually get up at 7 a.m.

18. They are very friendly.

19. She always drives carefully.

20. We went to the beach yesterday.

21. The students studied hard for the test.

22. He never speaks politely.

23. The dinner looks delicious.

24. The baby is really cute.

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Keep Practicing! Understanding word order makes your English sound more natural and clear. Practice often, and don’t be afraid to write your own examples!