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UNIT 33: Word order (trật tự từ)

Topic 20: Health and sickness

Grammar
Word order in positive sentences
Subject + verb + object

I speak English. She speaks French.

Subject + auxiliary + infinitive verb + object

I can speak English. She can speak French.

Subject + (auxiliary / modal) + verb + object1 + object2 +time/place

I will tell you the story tomorrow.

Word order in negative sentence.

Subject + auxiliary / modal verb + not +...

Examples:
Those boys can’t swim.
I am not listening to him now.
Word order in questions
Yes / no question:
Positive question: auxiliary / modal verb + subject + infinitive verb + object …

Examples:

Do you speak French?
Can you tell me how to get to the bus station?
Will you do it?
Negative question: auxiliary / modal + not + subject + infinitive verb + object …

Examples:

Don’t you go to school today?
Aren’t you playing piano as usual?
Alternative question: use “or”

Examples:

Will the meeting start at five OR at six?
Is this Lam’s OR yours?
Question word:

Examples:

What are you doing?
Where will you go tomorrow?
Word order in exclamation.

What + a / an + (adjective) singular / countable noun (+ subject + verb)

Examples:

What a nice girl!
What an awful noise!

What + plural / uncountable noun (+ subject + verb)

Examples:

What lovely weather we are having!
What beautiful flowers they bought!

How + adjective / adverb (+ subject + verb)

Examples:

How cold this room is!
How well she writes!
Imperative or command

a) Imperative

Positive imperative: infinitive verb + please

Examples:

Sit down, please.
Let’s begin now, please.

Negative imperative: don’t + infinitive verb

Examples:

Don’t worry.
Don’t forget to pay him.
Word order of adverbs

a) Adverbs of time (e.g.: tomorrow, yesterday...): at the end of the sentence.

I will tell you the story tomorrow.

b) Adverbs of place (e.g.: here, there, behind, above...): at the end of the sentence

I didn’t see him here.

c) Adverb of frequency

if the sentence has one verb: between subject and verb.

Tom usually goes to work by car.
Janet never flies. She always goes by bus.

after the verb “be”

I am never late for work.

Peter is often at school.

if the sentence has more than one verb: before the main verb.

I can never remember anything.

They have often visited Rome.

Watch out!

In a question or negative form, put the adverb of frequency before the main verb.

Examples:

She doesn't often visit Europe.
Do you usually get up early?
Exercises
Put the word in brackets in the right order.
He drank wine (never).
I could lift the heavy box (hardly).
She is playing in the sitting room (the piano).
They congratulated on my success (me).
You can come everyday (here).
Change these sentences into positive and negative questions.
He is a scientist.
They arrived last night.
He shall come to see you tomorrow.
Mr. John would like to attend our class.
He plays football every Sunday.
Choose the correct answer.
a. we went to the cinema yesterday.
b. we went yesterday to the cinema.
c. both sentences are correct.
a. we often go to the cinema.

b. we go often to the cinema.

c. both sentence are correct.

3. a. next Tuesday I will go to the cinema.

b. I will go to the cinema next Tuesday.
c. Both sentences are correct

4. a. They never go to the cinema.

b. They go to the cinema never.