Word Order

Word Order in sentence

1.

1.1
Adj + N + Adj
on the desk
1.2 S + Vlinking + Adj
and young.
1.3 S + V + O + Adj
and useful.
2.

Adjective
Ex. A large red book
Ex. She is beautiful, thin
Ex. She made it good
Adverb

Word Order in sentence

3. Subject Verb
3.1 S + V
/
Ex. I love
you.
indirect speech
Ex I know where
she is.
3.2

V+S

Ex. Is she pretty?

Ex. So do I.

1. Adjective Order

Adjective Ord
Adjective ( )

Dete

Number

Opinion

Appearance

Origi Mate Purpo Nou

rmin Ordi Cardi gen Speci Size age shap Patt Colo
er

nal

nal

eral

fic

ern

rial

se

Partici

ple

weig

ht

The

two
nice
shin big
old roun
red Chine
Plas flow

DOC
OPstripSAS
COMP

first

My seco

goo

heav new

blue

se

ticm

er

vast
mach

Indefinite pronoun ( _____________ ) Adjective

Adjective Ord

Adjective ()

= The handsome tall man

prepositional phrase = The handsome tall man with
glasses
Infinitive phrase = The handsome tall man to go to work
Adjective clause = The handsome tall man who crosses
the street
Participle phrase = The handsome tall man
crossing the street
Appositive phrase = The handsome tall man, Sams best

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Adjective Ord

1. beautiful / hers. / round / This / table / is /

wooden
/
2. expensive.
/ unusual / in / ring / gold /

hand / his / very / look / An

3. nice / young / Where / girlfriend? / your /

Adverb Order

Adverb
Orde
Adverb
= adverb of time (tomorrow, yesterday, etc.
rase (in the morning, last year, etc. )

= adverb of place (here, there, etc. )

rase (at school, near the village, etc. )

= adverb of frequency (usually, hardly, et

rase (every morning, twice a week, etc. )

Adverb Orde

Adverb

= adverb of manner (nicely, well, hard, etc.

= adverb of degree (really, very, a bit, pretty

= definitely, probably, may be

= actually, generally, typically, Originally,

Adverb Orde

Adverb ( Verb)

Linke
r/
View
point

Subje
ct

Actuall I
y

Helpi
ng
Verb

Frequen
cy

Degre
e

Mann
er

can be

You

are

Objec
t

Mann Place/ Freque

ncy
er
(phra
/Place mann
se)
er

drive

a
truck

reckles
sly

happe
n

to
anybod
y

concern
ed

about
him

possibil
ity

used
to

It

Verb

possib
ly
usuall too
much
y

to
work

Time

once a last
week
year

in the
party

FDPM-Verb-MPFT

anyti
me
during
his
flight.

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Adverb Orde

1. always / never / Joe / I / have to / because /

phones
me / phone him.
2. any more. / here / doesn't work / she / so /
last
mouth
/
this
job
/
quit
/
suddenly
/
She
.

Subject and Verb Or

ubject and Verb Or

Word Order in sentence

3. Subject Verb
3.1. S + V
/
Ex. I love you.
indirect speech
Ex I know where she
is.

3.2

V+S (inversion)

3.2.1. Verb Verb

subject
3.2.1.1
prepositional phrase of place
( pronoun)
Ex.
The cat lies on the ground On the ground
lies the cat.
It lies on the ground
On the ground lies it.
3.2.1.2
here, there

3.2.2. Verb Verb to do (

ense )

3.2.2.1 Ex. She drives a car, doesnt

he?
3.2.2.2 Ex. She has two brothers
nd so do I.

3.2.2.3 if-clause
Ex If I had gone to the party, I would have been
runken.

3.2.2.4 So-such that

She is such a beautiful woman that any man can fall

or her.
Such a beautiful woman is she that any man can
all for her.
He drove so fast that the car began to shake.
So fast did he drive that the car began to shake.

3.2.2.5
negative adverb seldom,
arely, never, little, hardly, scarcely, no sooner, nowhere,
under no circumstances, in no way, at no time
not until, only after, only, not only

He held responsible in no way.
In no way did he hold responsible.
I have never seen such a beautiful rose.

 inversion
1. She said she would come at no time

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2. The car was not only slow, but it was also very
uncomfortable.

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__________________
3. He rarely paid anyone a compliment.

6. Suppose I had known it would be so difficult, I would

never have enrolled.

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__________________
7. Unless I knew the truth, I would feel like an idiot.

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8. The food was so delicious that we ate every last bite.

 inversion

He never holds responsible

Never does he hold responsible.
He drove so fast that the car began to shake.
So fast did he drive that the car began to shake.
The cat lies on the ground
On the ground lies the cat.
The boy comes there.
There comes the boy.